The Trump administration has walked back an attempt to place a condition on federal grants that would bar immigrants who are victims of crime from accessing certain legal services.

Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell announced the move Monday, saying the Department of Justice agreed not to apply the condition to the millions of dollars it distributes states to help victims of human trafficking, sexual assault and domestic violence.

Last month, a group of 21 states sued the department , arguing the condition that barred legal services to people in the country without permission violated the Constitution.

“Faced with our lawsuit, the federal government has rightly decided to drop their cruel and unlawful restrictions on essential services that help victims of violent crime na

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