Twenty states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to block changes to a federal housing program that they say would illegally upend support for tens of thousands of Americans experiencing homelessness.

The lawsuit accuses the Department of Housing and Urban Development of altering its Continuum of Care grant program in violation of congressional intent by cutting funds for permanent housing and imposing new conditions on who can access the money. One of those conditions requires local authorities to recognize only two genders.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said the administration is “punching down by targeting the most vulnerable Americans,” warning the changes would worsen already dire conditions in his state. A HUD spokesperson did not immediately respond to a reques

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