Attorney General Bonta Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Stop Dismantling of AmeriCorps

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in his lawsuit to prevent the Trump Administration from dismantling AmeriCorps. 

AmeriCorps is an independent federal agency tasked with engaging Americans in meaningful community-based service that directly address the country’s educational, public safety, and environmental needs — every year, the agency provides opportunities for more than 200,000 Americans to serve their communities. 

Attorney General Bonta and a multistate coalition are suing the Trump Administration over its termination of AmeriCorps grants and the dismantling of the agency though an 85% reduction of its workforce, effectively ending the agency’s ability to continue administering the programs, operations, and funding that make its important work possible. 

More on the lawsuit is available here. A copy of the motion for a preliminary injunction is available here.