Twenty U.S. states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block the Trump administration’s decision to cancel a multibillion-dollar disaster preparedness grant program, arguing the move violates constitutional separation of powers and endangers vulnerable communities, CNBC reported.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, challenges the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s April decision to halt the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program, known as BRIC. The states argue that FEMA overstepped its legal authority by unilaterally ending a program approved and funded by Congress.

“By unilaterally shutting down FEMA’s flagship pre-disaster mitigation program, Defendants have acted unlawfully and violated core separation of powers principles,” the lawsuit states.

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