California, New York Sue US Over Funds Tied to Immigration (2)

California, New York and 18 other states sued the Trump administration, claiming it illegally conditioned billions of dollars in federal funding on immigration enforcement.

A duo of lawsuits filed Tuesday in federal court in Rhode Island accused the administration of overstepping Congress by threatening to withhold funding for emergency preparedness and transportation infrastructure. States suing include Massachusetts, New Jersey and Illinois.

“By hanging a halt in this critical funding over states like a sword of Damocles, the defendants impose immense harm on states, forcing them to choose between readiness for disasters and emergencies, on the one hand, and their ...