Cities team up to sue Trump admin over terror and nuclear funding freeze, blast DHS for 'impairing' ability to protect [View all]

Source: Law & Crime

Jun 17th, 2025, 1:46 pm


Five major cities in states across the country are suing the Trump administration over the “unlawful” freezing of federal funds that are supposed to help shield metropolitan areas from terrorist and nuclear attacks, saying the government has “unconstitutionally usurped Congress’s authority” and “violated the Constitution’s separation of powers” by withholding millions from them.

“DHS’s funding freeze is … already impairing plaintiffs’ ability to protect public safety,” the cities allege in an amended complaint filed Monday in Illinois, where lawyers for the city of Chicago sparked the legal fight last month after the Department of Homeland Security announced its funding pause on May 14.

Attorneys for San Francisco, Denver, Boston and Seattle joined forces with the Windy City this week — claiming their cities are also suffering from similar public safety issues and concerns related to the freeze, at a time when they say it’s needed most.

“On information and belief, DHS’s inaction is part of a programmatic freeze of Securing the Cities funding,” the complaint charges. “Plaintiffs have told vendors to stop work on vital equipment and have canceled training designed to protect against terrorist attacks.” The cities allege that Trump has cut off “Securing the Cities” program funds that have been used to buy “equipment designed to detect nuclear and other radiological materials that could be used to commit terrorist attacks” and train employees how to use it.

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