LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced a legal win in a major lawsuit that challenged a Trump administration policy threatening to withhold billions in federal emergency funds from states that did not help enforce federal immigration laws.

Nessel joined 20 other attorneys general in suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after the agencies tried to force states to support immigration enforcement to receive federal funding.

This money is used by states to prepare for and respond to emergencies like terrorist attacks, mass shootings, wildfires, floods, and cyberattacks.

Earlier this year, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem directed the agency and FEMA to stop giving funds to states and cities that di

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