"A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal money for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at supporting needy children and their families from flowing to five Democratic-led states for now. The states of California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York argued that a policy announced Tuesday to freeze funds for three grant programs is having an immediate impact on them and creating operational chaos."
"The government had requested reams of data from the five states, including the names and Social Security numbers of everyone who received benefits from some of the programs since 2022. The states argue that the effort is unconstitutional and is intended to go after Trump's political adversaries rather than to stamp out fraud in government programs something the states say they already do."
U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian issued a temporary order blocking a federal pause on funds to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York while litigation continues. The states said a policy freezing money for three grant programs caused immediate operational chaos and lacked legal justification. The Department of Health and Human Services said it paused funding over suspected benefits to people in the country illegally but did not present evidence or explain why it targeted these states. The affected programs are the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and the Social Services Block Grant, which together provide the five states more than $10 billion annually.
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