New York City, alongside seven other local governments, filed a lawsuit against President Trump's HUD, claiming it imposed illegal conditions on housing grants. The lawsuit, led by King County, WA, argues these new conditions violate constitutional principles as only Congress can alter funding terms. The contested conditions tie grant funding to compliance with specific federal policies on immigration and other social issues. The loss of essential funding risks harming vulnerable populations reliant on these housing services, highlighting the ongoing legal and political tensions surrounding federal authority and local governance.
Cities cannot be coerced into adopting federal policies through unlawful conditions on grant funding, said New York City Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant in announcing the city's lawsuit.
The plaintiffs contend that only Congress has the power to change funding terms for federal programs, asserting that the new HUD conditions are an unlawful overreach of executive authority.
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