Core Point - A federal judge in the U.S. has blocked a Trump administration plan that required 20 Democratic-led states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions in transportation funding [1] Group 1: Legal Context - The ruling was made by Chief Judge John McConnell of the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island, who granted a request for an injunction from the states, preventing the Department of Transportation from implementing the policy [1] - The lawsuit was initiated by a coalition of Democratic state attorneys general, who argued that the Trump administration was attempting to illegally withhold federal funds to coerce states into complying with a strict immigration agenda [1] Group 2: Financial Implications - The states contended that U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao lacked the authority to impose immigration enforcement conditions on federal funds allocated by Congress for maintaining roads, highways, bridges, and other transportation projects [1]