US EditionTwenty states sue over Trump's push to link grants to immigration enforcement
- On Tuesday, attorneys general from 20 states, all Democrats, initiated two federal legal actions against the Trump administration.
- The lawsuits follow letters from the Departments of Homeland Security and Transportation demanding states comply with immigration enforcement and eliminate diversity programs.
- The complaints allege that Secretaries Kristi Noem and Sean Duffy threatened to withhold billions in federal funds to pressure states on immigration policies.
- The lawsuits argue that the administration unlawfully tries to control federal spending, stating only Congress holds that power and citing Noem's letter warning noncompliant states should not receive funds.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta called the funding cut-off threat imminent, while states stress no funds have yet been withheld and warn this signals creeping authoritarianism.
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Maryland signs on to two more lawsuits against Trump administration - Maryland Matters
Cars pass under a toll-collecting gantry on the Intercounty Connector, one of the toll facilities operated by the Maryland Transportation Authority. (Photo courtesy the Maryland Transportation Authority)Maryland went back to court against the Trump administration again Tuesday, saying an administration plan to withhold funds from states that do not comply with White House immigration policy amounts to a “grant-funding hostage scheme.” Maryland A…
20 States Sue Trump Admin Over Immigration Conditions Placed on Grants
Attorneys general from 20 states filed two lawsuits on May 13 alleging that the Trump administration had threatened to withhold federal grants unless their states agreed to cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts. In the first suit, the multi-state coalition sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over federal grants related to disaster relief and flood mitigation efforts. The seco…
Hawaii joins 19 states suing Trump over immigration threats | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
A coalition of 20 states, most led by Democrats, filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration today after it threatened to withhold billions in funding unless the states followed its demands on immigration enforcement.
Mass. AG accuses Trump of 'coercing states into cruel immigration enforcement'
One of the two lawsuits Campbell and the coalition filed is against the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and its Secretary Kristi Noem, while the second is against the Department of Transportation and its Secretary Sean Duffy.
20 states sue the Trump administration for using federal funds to enforce immigration law.
A coalition of 20 state prosecutors, including California, is suing the Trump administration, challenging the requirements linking federal funds to state involvement in ongoing immigration compliance efforts.
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