Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, joined by 11 other states, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon against Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary David Richardson, and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The coalition claims the Trump administration is unlawfully withholding federal emergency and homeland security funds and imposing “irrelevant and unconstitutional” conditions on grants such as the Emergency Management Performance Grant and the Homeland Security Grant Program, according to the Oregon Department of Justice.
Rayfield stated, “Oregonians shouldn’t have to worry about whether the money to keep them safe in times of crisis is actually going to show up.” The lawsuit warns that without these funds, around two-thirds of Oregon’s counties could see major reductions or even collapse in emergency management operations, threatening the state’s ability to support local and tribal agencies, as reported by the Oregon Department of Justice.
A coalition of states, including Hawaii, Maine, Nevada, and Kentucky, has filed a lawsuit against the federal government, claiming it improperly halted one grant and changed the spending timeline for another. The states argue these actions exceed federal authority and violate required procedures. The lawsuit involves funding for programs related to terrorism prevention, emergency response, and intelligence sharing, including Oregon’s TITAN Fusion Center, as stated by the Oregon Department of Justice.
