California receives over $15.7 billion in transportation grants and $20.6 billion in homeland security grants annually. The funding could be in jeopardy under an administration policy.

A coalition of state attorneys general filed two new federal lawsuits, this time in the fight to preserve access to funding, including for disaster relief.

The battle over immigration and federal power escalated Tuesday as California and 19 other states accused President Donald Trump of illegally withholding tens of billions of dollars in transportation and disaster-relief funds from states that refuse to cooperate with the administration’s policies.