Trump administration freezes federal funding for South Texas migrant shelter

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3. Yes. There is a constitutional requirement that Congress controls the pursestrings, not the president.

Please read Article I of the US Constitution.

And there's the Due Process Clause, found in both the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, which protects individuals from being deprived of "life, liberty, or property" without fair procedures. The Fifth Amendment applies to the federal government, while the Fourteenth Amendment applies to states. The clause requires the government to follow certain procedures before depriving someone of a protected interest. Trump followed no procedures, nor gave the shelter a chance to challenge his cessation of their Congressionally mandated funding.

42 U.S.C. § 1983 is a U.S. federal law allowing individuals to sue state and local government officials for violating their constitutional or federal rights, creating a civil action for "deprivation of rights" when someone acts "under color of state law."  It serves as a key tool for addressing civil rights abuses, like police misconduct, excessive force, or unlawful searches, by enabling citizens to seek legal remedies (like damages) from officials who deprive them of federally protected rights.