New York Attorney General Letitia James is spearheading a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration in an effort to halt the administration’s plans to dismantle the Department of Education and lay off approximately 50% of its workforce.

The Trump administration cut about half the agency’s work force, saying the move would enable it to deliver services more effectively. The attorneys general called the layoffs “reckless and illegal.”

A coalition of 20 states has sued the Trump administration over plans to eliminate nearly half of the staff of the Education Department, saying the move would effectively dismantle the agency. The group led by Democratic attorneys general in states including Arizona,