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Coverage dated August 17, 2025 to August 18, 2025

20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

Headline from WMUR

Twenty states and Washington are suing to stop the DOJ from withholding crime victim funds if states don't cooperate with the Trump administration on immigration.

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10 articles, oldest first.

  1. WMUR

    20 states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Twenty states and Washington are suing to stop the DOJ from withholding crime victim funds if states don't cooperate with the Trump administration on immigration.

  2. CT Mirror

    CT sues DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds (opens CT Mirror)

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    CT Mirror's feed description

    AGs from 20 states asked a judge to block DOJ conditions that would cut victim funding if states don't comply with immigration enforcement.

  3. Nevada Independent

    Nevada suing DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds (opens Nevada Independent)

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    Nevada Independent's feed description

    The DOJ conditions were placed on funding from the Victims of Crime Act, which provides more than a billion dollars annually to states for victim compensation programs and grants that fund victim assistance organizations.

  4. Portland Press Herald

    Maine, 19 other states and DC sue DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    The suit seeks to stop the Justice Department from cutting funding to states that refuse to honor immigration enforcement requests, deny ICE officers access to jails and fails to provide advance notice of release dates of individuals possibly wanted by immigration officials.

  5. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    Nevada AG joins group suing DOJ to stop immigration requirements on victim funds (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

    Published

    Las Vegas Review-Journal's feed description

    The lawsuit seeks to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds from crime victims if states don’t cooperate with the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts.

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