5 states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds
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Key Points:
- Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, and New York filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for freezing funds to public benefit programs aiding low-income families, calling the action an unconstitutional abuse of power.
- The lawsuit challenges the freeze on billions of dollars in funding for the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and the Social Services Block Grant, all previously approved by Congress.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James stated the administration is overstepping its authority and requested the court to order the release of the funds to protect vulnerable families.
- The Department of Health and Human Services froze the funds citing concerns that the states were providing benefits to undocumented immigrants, demanding extensive data including personal information within a
