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May 14, 2025

20 States Sue to Block Trump from Withholding Funds over Opposition to Mass Deportations
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Twenty U.S. states have sued the Trump administration after it
threatened to withhold billions of dollars in federal funds unless
states cooperate with Trump's mass deportation efforts. In a pair of
lawsuits, the states argue Trump has exceeded his constitutional
authority by dictating how federal funds should be spent, when only
Congress has that power.


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