New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a new "imminent" lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday regarding the freezing of federal grant programs. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email on Tuesday for comment.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing Donald Trump’s administration following his executive order to freeze all federal funding. Per MSNBC, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters that James was “going to court” to contest the White House’s “illegal” move.

The New York attorney general commented after the White House budget office ordered a temporary pause on federal grants and loans.

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general announced legal action against the White House budget office Tuesday over its directive to freeze federal assistance while reviewing whether

New York Attorney General Letitia James claimed that the Trump administration cannot force local law enforcement to help federal officials with detaining illegal migrants.

The move comes after a lawsuit filed by 22 Democratic state attorney generals, including New York’s Letitia James, argued the bombshell memo by the Office of Management and Budget requiring

The question was when, not whether, Trump’s funding freeze would face a legal challenge. A group of Democratic state attorneys general answered soon after.

The freeze became public thanks to a leaked memo in which the White House’s budget office ordered federal agencies to pause all financial assistance related to foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations,

The White House said the pause will not include direct assistance, as New York Attorney General Letitia James leads a lawsuit to stop the pause.

The challenge comes amid uncertainly over funding for city agencies and nonprofit organization, and as states, including New York, are already reporting funding issues.

A federal judge appointed by former President Joe Biden paused the Trump administration's temporary federal funding freeze just as it was set to go into effect.

The freeze became public thanks to a leaked memo in which the White House’s budget office ordered federal agencies to pause all financial assistance related to foreign aid, nongovernmental organizations,