DENVER (KDVR) -- The City and County of Denver is joining the lawsuit against the Trump Administration after its efforts to terminate FEMA grants, which included millions put toward Denver migrant shelters.
On Friday, the city announced it is joining the lawsuit that the City of Chicago and Pima County, Arizona, are filing against the Trump Administration. Denver said the lawsuit comes after the "unlawful and unconstitutional move to revoke federal funding awarded to local jurisdictions."
The city said that since the first Trump Administration, Congress has sent funds to reimburse communities for the cost of supporting migrants processed and released into the United States by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security due to federal immigration policy.
Denver said Congress continued this program, known as the Shelter and Services Program, in 2022. The funds were administered through FEMA and intended to reimburse cities for the services used following the federal government’s immigration policies.
The city said that once President Donald Trump took office, his administration took action to take away the program grant balances without informing grantees. Denver claims this is unconstitutional and violates the Administrative Procedure Act, as it fails to provide a reason for their actions.
“While Donald Trump has time and again tried to divide the country instead of finding bipartisan solutions on immigration, the people of Denver stood up and stood together to help people in need,” said Denver Mayor Mike Johnston.
The city said it needs this program, as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent more than 43,000 people to Denver. The program was used to prevent thousands of families from living on the streets and maintain public safety.
"The Shelter and Services Program was intended for the sole purpose of reimbursing cities who did exactly that while following all federal, state, and local laws. Now, the Trump administration is illegally trying to punish cities who did the work the federal government couldn’t. I am incredibly proud of how our city responded to this crisis and will continue to fight for the funding we were awarded but have not received,” said Johnston.
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