A federal judge in New York on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to provide tens of millions of dollars to the MTA to protect against terrorist attacks, funding that had been denied based on the city’s sanctuary protections for undocumented immigrants.

Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Kaplan issued a final judgment on the matter in a 28-page order that began with a solemn reference to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

“On September 11, 2001, blocks away from this courthouse, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives in a devastating terrorist attack that destroyed the World Trade Center. In the decades since, New York City has remained a prime target for terrorist attacks,” Kaplan wrote. “Among the City’s foremost targets are its bridges, tunnels, and subway and commuter rail systems. T

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