LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined another federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration.

This time, Nessel is fighting against the Trump administration’s efforts to cut federal programs under the U.S. Department of Education that “fund outreach and student services programs designed to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds.” These are known as TRIO Programs.

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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said that Trump wanted a smaller budget and that her department had “limited accountability” of the TRIO programs, according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid and Administrators.

However, McMahon said Congress can still choose to fund the TRIO programs and if they did continue TRIO, she would work with Congress to audit the programs.

Nessel’s office filed two amicus briefs Oct. 29 in Washington, D.C. supporting the lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from cutting off the funding of the TRIO programs. There are 21 states involved in the lawsuit.

“These longstanding programs have helped students in our state have the support they need to pursue higher education, and without them, too many Michiganders would be denied the chance to advance their careers,” Nessel said in a press release. “The Trump Administration’s attempt to cut off funding to these programs would set back decades of progress. I stand with my colleagues and universities in Michigan and across the country in defending TRIO programs and the life-changing opportunities they provide.”