A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration has not fully complied with a court order pausing the freezing of foreign assistance grants and contracts, causing irreparable harm to contractors. The administration claimed that the terminations were allowed under the terms of the contracts, but the judge suggested they were searching for new justifications for the aid freeze. The administration has not provided evidence to rebut the charge that the blanket suspension of foreign aid will cause irreparable harm or that it has fully considered the implications. The judge ordered the administration to immediately cease the suspension but stopped short of holding them in contempt. This is not the first time in Trump’s second term that the administration has been found in violation of a court order. Earlier this month, a federal judge ruled that the administration violated an order halting a federal funding freeze, which included a pause to foreign aid and other grants and loans. The memo enacting the pause was rescinded in late January. The Trump administration’s executive order pausing foreign assistance funding led to the court order to allow the disbursement of U.S. foreign assistance. This case highlights ongoing legal challenges to Trump’s policies and executive orders.
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