Judge Blocks the Trump Administration From Moving FBI Headquarters to DC Office Building
Judge Theodore Chuang said the administration unlawfully scrapped the Greenbelt plan and diverted $555 million in congressional funding to the Reagan Building.
- On Monday, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang blocked the Trump administration's plan to relocate the FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., instead of the previously selected Greenbelt, Maryland site.
- Greenbelt was selected for the new headquarters in 2023, but the administration sought to reverse this decision last year, citing the poor condition of the aging Hoover Building as justification for the Reagan Building alternative.
- The court ruled the move "not in accordance with law," finding it violated the Administrative Procedure Act and congressional mandates, which prevented officials from legally diverting $555 million in funds Congress appropriated for Greenbelt.
- Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown praised the ruling in a statement, asserting the victory ensures Congress's decisions cannot be ignored; the court found Maryland and Prince George's County suffered "irreparable injury" from the abandonment attempt.
- Federal officials are expected to appeal the decision, continuing a yearslong battle over the premier law enforcement agency's home, while the Hoover building remains in disrepair since its 1974 dedication.
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Judge blocks push to circumvent FBI building plan
A US federal judge has blocked a Trump administration plan to relocate the new FBI headquarters to Washington, DC, rather than in nearby Maryland, which had been picked in 2023 to host the building. District Judge Theodore Chuang sided with the Democratic-led state of Maryland and Prince George's County in ruling the administration had unlawfully scrapped a plan to construct a new FBI headquarters in Greenbelt, Maryland, and diverted money appro…
Judge blocks Trump attempts to move FBI to DC office building
Officials in the Trump administration sought to scrap plans for relocation to a site approved under the Biden administration in favour of repurposing another building just blocks from the current FBI headquarters in the nation’s capital.
A U.S. court on Monday rejected the Trump administration's bid to reverse a plan to move the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) out of Washington, D.C., the Associated Press reported. The FBI is forced to vacate its current headquarters due to the deteriorating condition of the site.
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The New York LedgerFederal judge blocks Patel’s attempt to move FBI HQ to Reagan building
A federal judge shot down FBI Director Kash Patel's attempt to move his bureau's headquarters down the street to the Ronald Reagan Building, saying he broke laws governing site selection.
U.S. Judge blocks the Trump administration from moving FBI headquarters to DC office building
A U.S. judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI’s headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility nearby in Maryland.
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