Nashville, Other Cities Sue Dept. of Homeland Security for Withholding FEMA Funding over Election Security

Metro Nashville Sues Feds over Withheld Funds for Election Policies

Metro Nashville joined a lawsuit against the federal government for withholding millions of dollars in funds unless it implements election-related policies. Metro Nashville, along with Harris County, Texas; El Paso County, Texas; and the City of Columbus, Ohio, filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, alleging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is using homeland security funding to require states and local governments to cha…

Nashville, other cities sue Dept. of Homeland Security for withholding FEMA funding over election security

President Trump and DHS Secretary Mullin announced the decision to withhold funding in July “to safeguard the integrity of American elections.”

Nashville Is Latest City to Sue DHS Over Threat to Withhold Security Funds Tied to Election Requirements

The lawsuit, filed in federal court, also includes Columbus, Ohio, and El Paso and Harris counties in Texas

Metro Nashville joins lawsuit claiming feds withheld millions

Metro Nashville filed suit Monday against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in federal court, claiming the Trump administration withheld tens of millions of dollars for anti-terrorism efforts unless states and local governments adopted certain election-system policies to check citizenship.…

Nashville sues FEMA over election rules tied to homeland security funding

Metro Nashville is suing the federal government over new election requirements tied to homeland security grants.

Nashville sues over Trump administration's withheld anti-terrorism grants

Nashville has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over how it restricted anti-terrorism dollars. The Homeland Security Grant Program emerged in 2001 in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks to help localities prevent and respond to acts of terrorism. But in June the Federal Emergency Management Agency — the agency through which DHS administers the grant — placed new eligibility requirements on the funding by linking …