Pima County joins lawsuit against DHS over asylum seeker funds

Tucson (USA), 16 May (EFE).- At least three county and local governments in Arizona, Colorado, and Illinois demanded that President Donald Trump's government pay 40 million dollars in previously approved Congress-approved funds to fund migrant shelter operations. The lawsuit filed on Friday by Pima County and the cities of Denver and Chicago ensures that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) together owes 40 million dollars for services prov…

Pima County joins lawsuit against feds for money spent to house migrants

Pima County contends it is still owed about $12 million by the federal government as reimbursement for sheltering migrants.

Pima County joins lawsuit against DHS over asylum seeker funds

PIMA COUNTY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Pima County has teamed up with Chicago and Denver to file a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over millions owed for sheltering legally processed asylum seekers.

The money is part of a fund of more than 600 mdd approved by the U.S. Congress to respond to the immigration crisis on the Arizona, Colorado border, and Illinois demanded on Friday that President Donald Trump's government pay them $40 million in funds previously approved by Congress to finance migrant shelter operations. The legal complaint filed on Friday by Pima County, as well as the cities of Denver and Chicago, ensures that the Department o…

At least three county and local governments in Arizona, Colorado, and Illinois sued President Donald Trump's government on Friday to pay them $40 million in previously approved Congressional funds to fund migrant shelter operations. EFE The lawsuit filed on Friday by Pima County and the cities of Denver and Chicago ensures that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) collectively owes them $40 million for services provided to asylum seekers wh…

Pima County sues Trump admin for withholding $10M for migrant shelters - Click pic for more:

Pima County, along with officials in Denver and Chicago, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Friday for withholding funds owed for operating shelters for asylum seekers released by federal authorities.