California requires Trump for new conditions in financing victims of crime

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Prosecutor General Rob Bont performed on Monday California’s 39th request against Trump Administration Challenging the new requirements for the implementation of an imposed Immigration Act Federal funding for victims of crimeS

Countries were expected to receive more than $ 1,200 million federal funds for victims of crime this year, and California was expected to request 165 million. Last month, however, the service of victims of crimes of the US Department of Justice.

Some countries believe that this condition is unacceptable and the possible loss of funds may be the second significant blow this year by the Trump administration for California programs that support the victims of crime. Earlier this year, the US Department of Justice. drastically reduce the subsidies For programs to prevent violence and casualties, initially estimated at $ 811 million. In California alone, the department has reduced just over $ 80 million.

“Congress has never imposed conditions for civil control of this funding, as it has nothing to do with immigration. It is a shameless abuse of presidential power,” said Bont at a press conference on Monday for the last request.

California and 20 other countries have led the Trump Administration for the possible cut in the US District Court. For Rod Island. Countries seek to prevent the Ministry of Justice from applying new norms.

Funding, contested for crimes victims, funds costs such as emergency asylum, medical care in the event of sexual aggression, compensation for lost salaries and funeral expenses.

The request claims that the Trump administration violates the United States Constitution to Avoid Congress On the financing of a created program. It also states that the Trump administration has violated the Administrative Procedure Act, the law subject to most demands that California has filed against the White House. This law finds that the Federal Agency should follow the procedures and explain its reasons to change the policy.

Countries claim that the Ministry of Justice “arbitrarily based on immigration -related factors, which Congress has not authorized to take into account when assigning funds for federal subsidies to support victims.”

Prosecutor General of Rod Island Peter Nerha said during a press conference that the new rules of the Ministry of Justice are contrary to their values. He gave an example of a minor victim of a sexual assault that was interviewed at a Center for the Protection of Children. “A question that should not be asked whether this child is in this country legally or illegal,” he said.

The Fund of Crime Act has been promulgated by President Ronald Reagan In 1984 The law arose after a report by the Working Group on the victims of the 1982 crime, which claims that “negligence to the victims of crime is a national shame,” according to Monday’s request. Among the reports of the report were “to promulgate the legislation for the provision of federal funds for state programs for compensation for victims of crime.”

In May California presented Two other requests Against the Trump Administration To connect the implementation of immigration laws to transportation and the fight against terrorism, which affected billions of dollars in federal support.

Kaila Mihalovic is a local news for colleagues in California.