Five Democratic-led states sued U.S. ‌President ​Donald Trump's administration on Thursday ‌challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in ​federal childcare and family assistance funds based on what it said were concerns about fraud in their ‍welfare systems.

A federal judge on Friday temporarily paused the Trump administration’s freeze of $10 billion in social assistance and child care funding in five Democrat-led states in the wake of a widespread probe into alleged federal funding fraud in Minnesota.

California, along with four other Democratic-led states, is suing the Trump administration over its decision to freeze $10 billion in federal funding.

Five state attorneys general announced Thursday they are suing the Trump administration for freezing $10 billion in child care and family assistance funding in five Democratic-led states. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said Tuesday in a press release that the freeze was due to “serious concerns about widespread fraud and misuse

Trump has paid particular focus to Minnesota, on account of the widespread investigations regarding fraudulent schemes targeting government-funded programs within the state. The President has used the scandal to target Minnesota’s Somali community and has accused them of “destroying” the state,

Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state Democratic leaders accused President Trump of unleashing a political vendetta after freezing roughly $10 billion in federal funding for child care and social services programs in California and four other states.

California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York challenged the administration's freezing of more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on alleged fraud. Five Democratic-led states sued US President Donald Trump's administration on Thursday challenging its decision to freeze their access to more than $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds based on what it said were concerns about fraud in their welfare systems.

California and four other Democratic-led states have filed a joint lawsuit against the Trump administration over a freeze on $10 billion in federal childcare and fam