US EditionJudge blocks Trump from freezing $10 billion in child, family aid to five US states
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from withholding over $10 billion in aid supporting child care and low-income families in five states.
- A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration cannot block federal funds for child care subsidies to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York for now.
- The five states argued Tuesday's policy to freeze funds for three grant programs is causing operational chaos, and in court filings and a Friday hearing, they contended the government lacked legal grounds to withhold the money.
- The move specifically targets the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and the Social Services Block Grant, and HHS said it paused funds because it had `reason to believe` the states granted benefits to undocumented immigrants.
- The five states say they receive more than $10 billion a year from the programs, which finance child care subsidies, cash assistance, and job training that face disruption if frozen.
- The injunction remains in place until further court arguments are heard, with the dispute proceeding after Friday's filings and hearing, U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian ordered.
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Trump admin blocked from freezing billions child care funds, judge rules
Judge Halts Trump's Cuts to Social Services and Childcare Funding Against Five Democratic-Led States
By Tami Luhby, CNN - A federal judge on Friday temporarily suspended the Trump administration's freezing of $10 billion in social welfare and childcare funds in five Democratic-led states following a wide-ranging investigation into alleged federal funding fraud in Minnesota. Judge Arun Subramanian of the Southern District of New York granted the states' request for a temporary restraining order blocking the freeze while the case proceeds.
Judge blocks Trump from freezing welfare funds in five blue states
The Trump administration was temporarily blocked on Friday by a federal judge in New York from freezing billions in welfare funding for child care and social services programs. U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian’s order comes after the Department of Health and Human Services paused roughly $10 billion in funding to California, New York, Minnesota, Illinois, and Colorado on the basis of alleged widespread fraud, prompting a lawsuit from the fiv…
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