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. The administration was ordered to allow the disbursement of foreign aid after contractors challenged an executive order by President Trump. The judge determined that the blanket suspension of foreign aid caused irreparable harm and likely violated the law. The administration claimed that most of the terminations of contracts were allowed under the terms. However, the judge suggested that the administration was searching for new ways to justify the aid freeze instead of fully abiding by the court order. The judge stated that the administration has yet to prove that the blanket suspension will not cause harm or consider the implications on those who rely on foreign aid. The judge did not hold the administration in contempt but ordered them to immediately cease the blanket suspension. This is not the first time in his second term that the Trump 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 funding freeze, which included a pause to foreign aid. The memo enacting the pause was rescinded in late January.
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