A group of 20 states on Wednesday sued the Trump administration that there was an illegal end of an event demanding to block what they say, which provided federal funds for natural disaster mitigation projects.
“Unilaterally by closing the major pre-poverty mitigation program of FEMA, the defendants have worked illegally and violated the main separation of power principles,” trial It is alleged that arguing that the Executive Branch does not have the right to discontinue the program funded by the Congress.
The lawsuit filed in the US District Court at Massachusetts targets the Department of Security Secretary of Homeland Christie NoM and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator David Richardson is also known as FEMA’s building flexible infrastructure and their role in closing communities, also as a brick. The lawsuit argues the power to demolish such a decision for the Congress.
Prior to stopping in April, the BRIC program helped fund local infrastructure projects such as Stormwater Control System and transfer or elevate buildings in flood-prone areas.
“Projects that have been in development for years, and in which communities have invested millions of dollars for plan, permission and environmental reviews, now threatened,” the case has been said. “And meanwhile, Americans across the country have a greater risk of loss from natural disasters.”
Last month, the CBS news investigation revealed that the recent brick funding cuts have affected the counties supporting Mr. Trump in the 2024 election. Two-thirds of the counties voted for Mr. Trump to lose funding. CBS news data analysis found that the elimination of the brick program would deprive weak communities in the southeast.
The lawsuit calls the impact of the shutdown “destructive” of the BRIC program and states that it will force communities across the country to delay, scale or cancel the delay, scale or cancel due to inability to reach their already approved federal dollars.
Along with the trial, the states also filed a request Initial prohibition Ask the court to temporarily block the federal government by recovering the FEMA fund specified for disaster preparations, then this argument states will be irreversible damage if money is spent before the court rules.
Announcing the cut in the April press release, which has been removed from the FEMA website, the disaster response agency stated that the BRIC program was “useless” and was more concerned with the political agenda, which was a political agenda than helping Americans to overcome natural disasters “.
Multibilian-dollars were the program program Established First under Trump Administration in 2018.
FEMA and DHS did not immediately return the request to comment on the trial.
The states are Suying Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Mary, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Road Island, Vermont, Washington and Vicconsin. Most have a democratic state leadership and Filed Other lawsuits Challenger Action of Trump Administration. Northern Carolina was Devastated In late September, Hurricane Helen made a final decline after making a landfall after making a landfall.
The lawsuit has come as FEMA in recent weeks Test About the response of Flood in texas It killed more than 130 people, including at least 37 children. It also comes a few days after heavy rains and flooded communities in the states are flooded. New york And New Jersey new Mexico,
