A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration over the Department of Government Efficiency’s cancellation of millions of dollars in grants and the termination of almost all of the employees at AmeriCorps, a federal agency that focuses on national service and volunteerism.

The lawsuit accused the administration of unlawfully gutting the agency by violating the Administrative Procedures Act and the separation of powers under the Constitution. Congress created AmeriCorps, a domestic version of the Peace Corps, in 1993 and the programs it administers, and the lawsuit stated that President Donald Trump “cannot incapacitate the agency’s ability to administer appropriated grants or carry out statutorily assigned duties.”

“Further, by dismantling AmeriCorps and its programs, which are creations of Congress, the Trump Administration has violated the executive branch’s obligation to take care that the law is faithfully executed,” the lawsuit stated.

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