Judge orders temporary reversal of Trump administrators’ freeze on foreign aid
A federal judge issued an order Thursday night that forced the Trump administration to cancel its three-week U.S. foreign aid fund.
Judge Amir Ali issued an order Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Washington, a lawsuit filed by two health organizations that have obtained funds for our plans abroad.
Ali noted under the order that the Trump administration argued that the funding of the international agencies of the U.S. International Development Assistance Program must be closed to conduct a thorough review of each program and whether it should be cancelled.
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The picture shows a bouquet of white flowers placed outside the headquarters of the United States International Development Agency or the United States Agency for International Development on Friday, February 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
But the judge said Trump officials failed to explain why a “blanket suspension” of foreign aid programs is needed before a more thorough review of the program.
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The Kennedy Administration, founded in 1961, is an independent agency that works closely with the State Department to allocate civilian foreign aid. In a February 3 letter to lawmakers on both parties, he said the agency could be repealed after its reorganization after Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Emma Colton of Fox News Digital and the Associated Press contributed to the report.
