President Trump said he has restored funding cuts made by his administration to Homeland Security and counterterrorism funding in New York.
“I am pleased to advise that I reversed the cuts made to Homeland Security and Counterterrorism for New York City and State. It was my Honor to do so,” Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, celebrated the reversal.
“From the moment @Sec_Noem tried to defund our police and counterterrorism programs, we stood up and fought back,” Ms. Hochul wrote on X. “I’m glad that @POTUS heard our call to reverse these cuts. That means $187 million for the NYPD, FDNY & first responders across the state that keep New Yorkers safe.”
Rep. Mike Lawler, New York Republican, said the cuts were “unacceptable and posed a direct threat to the safety of New Yorkers.”
“New York remains the number one target for terrorism, and we cannot let politics put lives at risk,” Mr. Lawler wrote on X. “This is a major win for our state and a testament to what we can achieve when we work together to push back on misguided decisions. I want to thank @POTUS for hearing us, working with us, and delivering for our state, so that New York continues to receive the resources it needs to defend against terrorism.”
New York filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency over the $34 million in cuts to transit security. The lawsuit cited the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on New York and other threats.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan blocked the move Wednesday.
Mr. Kaplan said it was “quite likely” that the city of New York could prove the administration withdrew the money because it decided “New York should be punished for exercising its responsibilities in a way that does not satisfy the administration in what it calls the largest deportation mission in history.”
Federal counterterrorism funding for the New York Police Department was also slashed by the administration from $90 million to nearly $10 million. Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Wednesday had called the decision “profoundly bad news.”
“The NYPD has one of the most sophisticated and effective counterterrorism and intelligence operations in the world and has uncovered, investigated, and thwarted dozens of plots in New York since September 11,” she wrote on X in response to Mr. Trump’s reversal. “These federal funds are the backbone of our program, and the proposed cuts would have had a devastating impact on our capabilities.”
• This story is based in part on wire service reports.
• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.