State of Illinois et al. v. Federal Emergency Management Agency et al.
States challenged the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding conditions requiring cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
On July 2, 2025, an amended complaint was filed to add more states.
On September 24, 2025, a federal court issued a permanent injunction against FEMA and granted the states summary judgment. As such, the conditions were set aside by the court and they cannot be enforced against the states.
On October 14, 2025, the federal court granted the states’ motion to enforce because subsequent to the permanent injunction DHS grants included the same conditions and were forcing states to agree to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.
On November 21, 2025, the government filed its appeal to the First Circuit Court of Appeals. (See Docket #78).