The states say the move was instead intended to damage Trump’s political adversaries.
Five Democratic-controlled states are asking a judge Friday to order President Donald Trump’s administration to keep money flowing for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at boosting low-income families with children.
US completes withdrawal from World Health OrganizationThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it was pausing the funding because it had “reason to believe” the states were granting benefits to people in the country illegally, though it did not provide evidence or explain why it was targeting those states and not others.the states a reprieve to the administration’s plan to halt funding for the states unless they provide information on the beneficiaries of some programs, including names and Social Security numbers. The temporary restraining order is set to expire Friday. The request under consideration now is to keep the programs funded while a legal challenge to the administration’s plan moves ahead. The states in question are California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York. Around the same time as the actions aimed at the five states, the administrations put upfor even more federal dollars. It also began requesting all states to explain how they’re using money in the child care program.The programs are the Child Care and Development Fund, which subsidizes child care for 1.3 million children from low-income families nationwide; the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance and job training; and the Social Services Block Grant, a smaller fund that provides money for a variety of programs. The states say that they receive a total of more more than $10 billion a year from those programs — and that the programs are essential for low-income and vulnerable families.sent letters to the states on Jan. 5 and 6 telling them they would be placed on “restricted drawdown” of program money until the states provided more information. For TANF and the Social Service Block Grant, the request required the states to submit the data, including personal information of recipients beginning in 2022, with a deadline of Jan. 20.In court papers last week, the states say what they describe as a funding freeze does not follow the law. They say Congress created laws about how the administration can identify noncompliance or fraud by recipients of the money — and that the federal government hasn’t used that process. They also say it’s improper to freeze funding broadly because of potential fraud and that producing the data the government called for is an “impossible demand on an impossible timeline.”In a court filing this week, the administration objected to the states describing the action as a “funding freeze,” even though the headline on the Department of Health and Human Services announcement was: “HHS Freezes Child Care and Family Assistance Grants in Five States for Fraud Concerns.” Federal government lawyers said the states could get the money going forward if they provide the requested information and the federal government finds them to be in compliance with anti-fraud measures. The administration also notes that it has continued to provide funding to the states, not pointing out that a court ordered it to do so.Glendale firefighter arrested after wife found dead inside North Hollywood homeThese 4 Los Angeles County restaurants landed on Yelp’s Top 100 list for 2026After housing nearly 300 people, Los Angeles officials to expand San Fernando Valley’s RV-to-Home project citywideImmigration officials allow suspect in $100 million Southern California jewelry heist to self deport, avoiding trial
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