Overview
- The coalition, led by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Eugene, Oregon, on Nov. 4–5.
- Plaintiffs challenge two changes: a one-year performance period for reimbursable activities and a population-certification hold that excludes people removed under U.S. immigration laws.
- States say the shifts exceed agency authority, conflict with Census-based allocation methods, and threaten staffing, training, equipment purchases, and incident response.
- DHS defends the measures as a lawful effort to align funding with administration priorities and current homeland security threats.
- Michigan estimates $30.4 million is at risk, as the lawsuit targets conditions attached to the EMPG ($320 million) and HSGP ($1 billion) programs.