Overview

• More than two dozen municipalities filed a civil complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to compel DHS and FEMA to disburse roughly $350 million in congressionally authorized grants.
• Plaintiffs include major jurisdictions such as Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Oakland, King County (WA), and Tucson (AZ), representing over 30 million residents.
• The suit alleges DHS conditioned funds on ending DEI programs, increasing cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, and even agreeing to comply with potential future executive orders.
• A separate coalition of 12 state attorneys general announced a parallel lawsuit, citing steep Homeland Security Grant Program cuts and reallocation, including FEMA awarding only $226 million and sharp reductions to New York and Illinois.
• Local officials cite immediate impacts, including $3 million for San Francisco transit terrorism prevention, $23 million for Marin County flood work, and $3.6 million for Santa Clara County, as they seek injunctive relief and a declaration that the conditions are unlawful.