Firings at two colleges have left students and staff with unsafe conditions, canceled classes, and delayed financial aid, according to the lawsuit Friday.

More than one quarter of the staff members at the only two federally run colleges for Native students were cut in February.

On Friday, several Native American tribes sued the federal government over staff cuts at Native colleges. They claim the cuts violate the government’s unique legal and moral responsibility to the tribes.

A coalition of tribal nations and students is suing the federal government over major cuts to a pair of colleges and a federal agency serving Native American students. The staffing cuts, part of President Donald Trump’s effort to reduce the federal workforce,

A lawsuit was lodged against the Trump administration over DOGE's mass firings at the country's only two federally run colleges for Native students.