SEATTLE, WA — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown, alongside attorneys general from 18 other states and the District of Columbia, has filed an amicus brief in support of the Job Corps program. The filing is part of an ongoing case in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, titled National Job Corps Association et al. v. Department of Labor et al.

The brief argues against the termination of the Job Corps program by the Trump Administration, which the coalition of attorneys general contends was done unlawfully. Job Corps is a federally funded program that provides career training, housing, and support services to young people from low-income backgrounds. According to the brief, many current participants were unhoused or in foster care at the time of enrollment and have no stable housing alternatives if the program ends.

Citing a 60-year history, the brief emphasizes that Job Corps has served millions of youth nationwide through a network of nearly 100 residential campuses. Locations mentioned in the filing include the Cascades Job Corps Center in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, and the Tongue Point Job Corps Center in Astoria, Oregon.

The coalition supporting the brief includes attorneys general from Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the District of Columbia.

The attorneys general assert that allowing the termination of the program would harm vulnerable residents in their states and disrupt education and workforce development efforts. The filing supports an injunction that would prevent the program from being dismantled, maintaining it as a congressionally mandated initiative.

The brief is available through the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.