A coalition of 20 state Democratic attorneys general filed two federal lawsuits on Tuesday, claiming that the Trump administration is threatening to withhold billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds unless states agree to certain immigration enforcement actions.According to the complaints, both Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy have threatened to cut off funding to states that refuse to comply with President Donald Trump's immigration agenda.While no federal funding is currently being withheld, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said during a news conference on Tuesday that the threat was 맥스카지노�imminent.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�President Donald Trump can't use these funds as a bargaining chip as his way of ensuring states abide by his preferred policies,맥스카지노� Bonta added.Department of Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that the lawsuit will not stop the Trump Administration from 맥스카지노�restoring the rule of law.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�Cities and states who break the law and prevent us from arresting criminal illegal aliens should not receive federal funding. The President has been clear on that,맥스카지노� she said.Duffy said in a statement that the 20 states have filed the lawsuit because 맥스카지노�their officials want to continue breaking federal law and putting the needs of illegal aliens above their own citizens.맥스카지노�Both lawsuits say that the Trump administration is violating the U.S. Constitution by trying to dictate federal spending when Congress has that power 맥스카지노� not the executive branch.On April 24, states received letters from the Department of Transportation stating that they must cooperate on immigration efforts and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs or risk losing funds.New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin criticized the timing of Duffy's letter when Newark's airport struggles with radar outages and other issues.맥스카지노�I wish the administration would stop playing politics with people맥스카지노�s lives,맥스카지노� Platkin said. 맥스카지노�I wish Secretary Duffy would do his damn job, which is to make sure planes land on time, not to direct immigration enforcement.맥스카지노�Meanwhile, on Feb. 24, states received letters from the Department of Homeland Security declaring that states that 맥스카지노�refuse to cooperate with, refuse to share information with, or even actively obstruct federal immigration enforcement reject these ideals and the history we share in common as Americans.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�If any government entity chooses to thumb its nose at the Department of Homeland Security맥스카지노�s national security and public safety mission, it should not receive a single dollar of the Department맥스카지노�s money unless Congress has specifically required it,맥스카지노� Noem wrote in her letter.Attorneys general behind the lawsuits include the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin and Vermont.The cases are being spearheaded by California and Illinois, but they were filed in federal court in Rhode Island, a detail that the attorneys general defended by saying they filed in 맥스카지노�any court that is going to be fair and objective and consider our factual presentation and legal analysis.맥스카지노�The lawsuits are the latest legal actions that Democratic-led states have taken against Trump since he took office earlier this year. Bonta noted that California has filed more than 20 lawsuits against the administration, while Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said his state has launched more than a dozen.While the lawsuits have challenged policies on tariffs, federal employee firings and health care research, Trump's focus on immigration enforcement and the mass deportation of immigrants in the United States illegally have received the most attention.This has included the president's promise to mass deport people and the start of a registry required for all those who are in the country illegally.맥스카지노�What we맥스카지노�re seeing is a creeping authoritarianism,맥스카지노� Neronha said.