Trump’s Freeze on Grant Funding Temporarily Halted by Judge
- Coalition of nonprofit organizations had sued over OMB memo
- Grant, loan money freeze is halted until Feb. 3 court hearing
The judge’s order was in response to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of nonprofit organizations challenging the payment freeze.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a new directive to halt payments of federal grants, loans and other assistance to an array of programs across the country.
The decision was handed down Tuesday in Washington by US District Judge Loren AliKhan in a lawsuit filed by a group of nonprofits, even as nearly two dozen states filed a separate complaint challenging the directive. Both cases are seeking nationwide injunctions against Trump’s plan.