Attorney General Tong, Multistate Coalition File Brief in Ongoing Lawsuit to Protect State, Municipalities From Unlawful Restrictions on Public Safety Grants
April 19, 2019
April 19, 2019
HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of six other Attorneys General in filing a brief today in their lawsuit to block the Trump administration's efforts to punish so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions by putting immigration-related conditions on the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program (Byrne JAG), a federal law enforcement grant.
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of six other Attorneys General in filing a brief today in their lawsuit to block the Trump administration's efforts to punish so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions by putting immigration-related conditions on the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program (Byrne JAG), a federal law enforcement grant.