The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding to New York City’s transit system if it doesn’t provide a plan to address crime and fare evasion. While New York transit officials point to publicly available statistics showing major crime on the subway system is trending down this year,

The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funding from the agency that runs the New York City subway if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority doesn’t comply with a request for information on transit crime.

The Trump administration has sought to deport Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate, though he is a legal permanent resident and has not been charged with a crime.

A federal judge in New York moved the case because the Palestinian graduate student was detained there when his lawyer sought his release.