Duffy warns Chicago, Boston transit could lose federal support over safety

On Friday, the US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned that local leaders are at risk of losing federal support of Chicago and Boston unless they take steps to increase security in their transit systems.

In a news bulletin on Friday, Duffy condemned that the two cities described the “failure” to protect the rider and transit workers, a series of violence on Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) and Massachusetts Men Transportation Authority (MBTA) – two of the country’s largest transit systems.

Among them, there was an attack of a 27 -year -old CTA veteran who punched and thrown on the runway, pushed an old woman a MBTA bus, and a lawsuit used to attack the passengers, as stated in the Ministry of Transport, as mentioned in the Ministry of Transport. newsletter.

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“President Trump cares about our big cities and hardworking Americans living in them, Du Duffy said in a statement. He said. “Local leaders seem to intend to put forward the needs of the criminals first, but we do not expect the next Iryna. Chicago and Boston will take actions that reduce the crime affecting their riders and transit workers or risk federal support.

CTA Deputy Chairman Nora Leerhsen and MBTA General Manager Phillip ENG’e official letters Duffy, both agencies to prevent crime within 14 days, to stop wage smuggling and to improve the cleaning of written reports to send written reports.

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Reports should also summarize financing resources for safety and safety -related financial years, including any funds from federal institutions such as the Ministry of Internal Security.

Duffy also criticized both cities’ cash -free bail policies, which allowed “irregular criminals to terrorize the public sphere over and over again.”

The MBTA Transit police published photos of the suspect in connection with the attack on a Boston public bus injured in an old woman injured on September 8th. (MBTA Transit Police)

MBTA General Manager Phillip ENG, who was pushed from a Massachusetts bus and hit the ground with violently hit the ground, said in a statement on Thursday that MBTA General Manager, stressed that security is the most important priority of the agency and that such behaviors will not be tolerated. He also reminded the riders that they can always report anonymously.

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“Security will always be in the forefront of everything we do, and I am proud of the rapid response and investigation of MBTA Transit Police, which led to the arrest of this individual.” He said. “The public deserves a safe transportation system and I want them to know that this behavior will not be tolerated anywhere in our system.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, Washington, DC, DC, DC, 9 September 2025 During a press conference in the Brady Press briefing room of the White House in September 2025, Decarlos Brown Jr. (R) speaks with a photograph of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, allegedly killed by Charlotte on a slight rail train in North Carolina. (Through Getty Imags, Saul Loeb/AFP)

Letters are the latest letters for Duffy’s transit agencies to prevent trafficking wage and improve safety. Earlier this year, as stated in the news bulletin, Washington released a warnings similar to the transit Systems in New York and Los Angeles.

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Last month, 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was a deadly attacked to the North Carolina slight rail train-a lawsuit that led to a national anger.

CTA and MBTA did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.