Attorney General Andrea Campbell and prosecutors from other states planned to sue President Donald Trump after his administration issued a directive to pause the distribution of federal funding.

A group of Democratic state attorneys general plan to file a lawsuit on Tuesday challenging the Trump administration's sweeping directive to temporarily freeze federal loans, grants and other financial assistance,

The New York attorney general commented after the White House budget office ordered a temporary pause on federal grants and loans.

The White House said the pause will not include direct assistance, as New York Attorney General Letitia James leads a lawsuit to stop the pause.

The Trump administration's freeze on federal loans and grants is being challenged in court on multiple fronts.

The great promise of our nation is that everyone born here is a citizen of the United States, able to achieve the American dream,” said Attorney General James.

Several Democratic states have signaled imminent legal action to block a Trump administration order directing federal agencies to pause the disbursement of loans and grants while the government

The writer E. Jean Carroll is also persisting in her efforts to collect almost $90 million from the president.

The question was when, not whether, Trump’s funding freeze would face a legal challenge. A group of Democratic state attorneys general answered soon after.

The challenge comes amid uncertainly over funding for city agencies and nonprofit organization, and as states, including New York, are already reporting funding issues.

The funding freeze "violates the separation of powers," Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell said, as a colleague from California called it "arbitrary and capricious."