US states are suing to block tariffs imposed by Trump that affect dozens of countries due to claims of forced labor.

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What we can confirm

Multiple reputable reports and an official USTR release confirm that the Trump administration recently imposed new tariffs, framed as a response to other countries’ failure to prevent imports of goods produced with forced labor, on about 60 trading partners and economies.[6] They also confirm that a coalition of roughly two dozen Democratic-led US states—reported as 25 states—filed suit in the US Court of International Trade seeking to halt, invalidate, and obtain refunds for these tariffs, arguing that the administration is using forced labor as a pretext to reimpose previously struck-down import taxes.[1][2][4][5][7] These tariffs affect dozens of countries and the EU under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974.[1][2][3][6] Taken together, the evidence abundantly supports the claim that US states are suing to block tariffs imposed by Trump that affect many countries and are officially justified by forced‑labor concerns.