"Attorneys general in five Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump's administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs, citing concerns about fraud in the programs designed to help low-income families. The states California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York called the move an unconstitutional abuse of power. The Trump administration announced earlier this week it was withholding their social safety net funding."
"New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is leading the lawsuit, said the Trump administration is overstepping its authority by freezing billions of dollars in funds that were already approved for the states by Congress. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York asks the courts to order the administration to halt the freeze and release the funds."
Five Democratic-led states—California, Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois and New York—filed a lawsuit after the federal government froze funding for three programs: the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and the Social Services Block Grant. The freeze was justified by the administration as a response to alleged fraud in programs serving low-income families. New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading the suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, seeking an order to unfreeze and release funds already authorized by Congress. State officials called the move an unconstitutional abuse of power.
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