Civil Rights Groups Sue HHS for Cutting Child Care, Family Assistance
The groups say HHS waited more than four months to release records on a $10 billion child care freeze and related communications.
- On Monday, the American Civil Liberties Union and partner organizations sued the Department of Health and Human Services for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request regarding a $10 billion child care funding freeze.
- Allegations from influencer Nick Shirley that Somali-run childcare centers were fraudulent prompted the administration's attempt to freeze funds for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York.
- HHS acknowledged the request on March 11 but failed to provide records four months later, citing a transition to a new data system and organizational changes as reasons for the delay.
- Linda Morris, senior staff attorney at the ACLU Women's Rights Project, stated "the public deserves to know why the Trump administration is restricting access" to critical child care programs.
- Despite HHS rescinding the $10 billion freeze in early July, the lawsuit continues to demand transparency regarding federal communications with Nick Shirley and the reasoning behind the initial funding restrictions.
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Civil rights groups sue HHS for cutting child care, family assistance
The Department of Health and Human Services is facing a lawsuit from advocacy groups seeking to block proposed cuts and tighter restrictions on federal child care and family assistance funding.
Groups Sue for Communication Records Linked to Somali Daycare Fraud Claims
A coalition of civil-rights groups sued the Trump administration on Monday, seeking to force the release of internal communications between federal health officials and a YouTube journalist who accused Somali-run Minnesota daycare centers of fraud. The viral videos helped spur a since-abandoned effort to freeze childcare funding in five Democratic-led states. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rescinded a …
Rights groups sue Trump administration over proposed childcare funding cuts
Civil rights groups sued the Trump administration on Monday, after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for records relating to attempts to freeze billions of dollars in federal childcare funding in response to fraud claims. The lawsuit was brought on by the…
Civil rights groups sue HHS over records tied to $10 billion childcare funding freeze
Advocates say the Trump administration must disclose how disputed fraud allegations involving Somali childcare providers became the basis for sweeping restrictions on federal aid.
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