Officials from 20 states and Washington, D.C., had signed on to a lawsuit filed in late August challenging the requirement. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said in a statement that the U.S. Department of Justice, which overseas the crime victims funds, would remove the conditions that had been placed on applying for the money. Platkin's office declined to comment on the status of the lawsuit, though it still appeared active on the court website Friday. The federal Victims of Crime Act covers the cost of about 75% of state compensation program awards. They also say that marginalized communities, such as newly arrived immigrants, are more likely to be crime targets.