The announcement comes from the White House, and the method used to withhold the money is both unusual and controversial. The money would have gone to immigrant services and diversity initiatives.
Normally, Congress can review the president's proposed spending cuts before they are implemented, but this time they were presented with just days left in the federal fiscal year, making that practically impossible. A federal agency that investigates and audits the government says the move is illegal.
The Trump administration describes the cuts as focusing on "the most harmful" public spending.
