US EditionFive states sue over Trump freezing $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds
A federal judge halted the Trump administration's freeze on over $10 billion in funds for child care and assistance programs in five Democratic-led states amid legal challenges.
- Thursday, attorneys general from California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York asking to release frozen public benefit funds.
- The administration announced earlier this week that it would withhold social safety net funding after HHS assistant secretary Alex J. Adams wrote of `reason to believe` states provided benefits to people illegally, demanding records by Jan. 20.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading the suit, said the administration is overstepping by freezing billions approved by Congress and added, `Once again, the most vulnerable families in our communities are bearing the brunt of this administration's campaign of chaos and retribution.`
- The freeze covers key programs including the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Social Services Block Grant, with about half of the $10 billion supporting California, said Attorney General Rob Bonta.
- The case pits President Donald Trump's administration against attorneys general of California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York, who call the funding freeze an unconstitutional abuse of power.
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* Background from earlier today… Five Democratic-led states are suing the Trump administration for freezing their share of federal food, housing and child care assistance dollars, saying officials failed to justify the sweeping actions that could strip billions in aid from needy families. New York, along with California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota, asked for a temporary restraining [...]
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California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that the government did not have a legal reason for holding back the funds.
New York, Jan. 9 (EFE).- Five Democratic states, led by New York, filed a lawsuit against the administration of President Donald Trump for freezing $10 billion for social services, announced their prosecutors this Friday at a joint press conference. The freezing of funds for Minnesota, New York, Illinois, California and Colorado, confirmed by the Department of Health and Human Services, will apply to temporary assistance items for needy families…
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“Congress enacted this critical funding to support families and help working parents access child care, and the president does not have the authority to withhold it in this way,” Attorney General Kwame Raoul said in a statement. “This move comes with zero justification, and in the administration’s own words, targets only Democrat-led states.”
Trump suffers setback in bid to cut off $10 billion in child care and social services
A federal judge threw a wrench in the Trump administration's plan Friday to cut off billions of dollars in funding for child care and social services in blue cities.Judge Arun Subramanian ordered the administration to release the money while a legal battle plays out over the $10 billion freeze, The ...
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