In court filings & a hearing Friday, the #states contended that the admin did not have a legal reason for holding back the money from those states.
#HHS 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 & not others.
#law #RevengePolitics #Trump #childcare #children #families #California #Colorado #Illinois #Minnesota #NewYork