LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said he filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for interfering with grants that support the state’s emergency management, disaster-relief and homeland security operations.
According to a media release, the suit was filed against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). He’s joined by 10 other attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky.
“Making arbitrary changes to the terms of these grants that have helped keep Nevada safe for years is a slap in the face to everyone who lives in or visits Nevada,” Ford said. “I will not allow the Trump administration to toy with the safety of the Silver State in order to score political points. The restrictions they are attempting to place on this funding are illegal, and I am confident the courts will agree.”
The coalition claims the Trump administration included “illegal and virtually impossible-to-meet” grant terms in the Emergency Management Performance Grant and the Homeland Security Grant Program. The release says the changes are different from the past and are only obstacles to obtain and use those funds that were previously provided to Nevada for years.
Ford’s office says Nevada was awarded $4,218,945 for the 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant, as well as $15,317,511 for the 2025 Homeland Security Grant Program. He says the federal government placed restrictions on the awards such as immigration-related restrictions.
Joining Attorney General Ford on this lawsuit are the attorneys general of Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon and Wisconsin, as well as the Governor of Kentucky. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon.
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