A slew of Democratic-led states asked a federal court on Monday to lift the Trump administration’s freeze on nearly $7 billion in public education money, accusing the Department of Education of unlawfully locking up critical funds Congress set aside to help low-income and immigrant students,

Multiple states challenge Trump administration's sudden freeze of $7 billion in education funding, affecting schools nationwide and forcing budget cuts.

The states lost out on billions in funding for after-school and summer programs, teacher training and other initiatives.

Washington is suing over federal cuts to a FEMA program to provide shelter and food to migrants with pending asylum or immigration cases.

FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.

Twenty states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit in federal court in Rhode Island to stop the Trump administration from restricting access to health, education, and social service programs for people based on their immigration status.

The complaint argues that the Constitution does not give the executive branch power "to unilaterally refuse to spend appropriations that were passed by both houses of Congress and were signed into law.

California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and Washington are part of a 20-state coalition suing the Trump administration over restricting access to health, education and social service programs. The lawsuit contends the federal government is going too far in requiring immigration and citizenship records.

The lawsuit alleges the employees were wrongfully fired because Attorney General Pam Bondi didn't give specific reasons for their departures.

A coalition of 20 states on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its decision to shut down a multibillion-dollar grant program aimed at strengthening infrastructure before natural

California, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada are part of a coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia, suing the Trump administration for withholding $6.8 billion