Attorneys general in 20 states, most led by Democrats, had sued the administration. Similar suits have been filed over funding for other programs.

One of the Maryland judges named as a defendant in Tuesday's lawsuit, Paula Xinis, has called the administration's deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador illegal.

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice launched an unprecedented lawsuit against a panel of 15 federal judges in Maryland late Tuesday, calling into question their treatment of illegal aliens who are facing deportation.