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Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally
The nationwide block preserves access to Head Start for over 500,000 low-income children, preventing disenrollment of more than 100,000 immigrant children, advocates said.
- On September 11, 2025, a judge based in Washington state issued a nationwide injunction blocking a Trump-era rule that prohibited undocumented children from participating in Head Start preschool programs.
- This lawsuit was filed in response to a July proposal by the Health and Human Services agency to reinterpret eligibility criteria, seeking to prevent undocumented immigrants from accessing Head Start and certain other social programs.
- The rule change abruptly expanded immigration-status verification for programs serving over half a million low-income children, and 21 Democratic attorneys general along with the ACLU challenged it citing procedural failures and Congressional intent.
- Judge Ricardo Martinez emphasized the long-standing eligibility interpretation and noted the rule's potential harm, while HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said the agency disagrees and is evaluating next steps.
- The injunction puts the policy on hold nationwide, preventing disruptions to Head Start enrollment and signaling continued legal resistance to altering immigrant access to federally funded social services.
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Judge blocks Trump administration from restricting illegal immigrants from Head Start program
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration on Thursday from carrying out a policy that restricts illegal immigrants from being enrolled in the federally funded Head Start preschool program nationwide. Judge Ricardo Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the…
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Judges block Trump administration orders barring some immigrants from Head Start, other programs
Federal judges in Rhode Island and Washington have blocked the Trump administration from excluding people without legal immigration status from a group of federal programs, including Head Start early childhood education. On Wednesday, a federal judge in Rhode Island halted…
Judge blocks Trump administration policy preventing undocumented children from enrolling in Head Start
A federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against a directive from the Trump administration banning children who lack permanent legal status from enrolling in Head Start. The ruling came after Head Start associations in multiple states sued over the Trump change from this spring. The directive “results in parents losing childcare, risking missed work, unemployment, forced dropouts, and inability to pay life expen…
Judge blocks Trump admin policy preventing undocumented children from enrolling in Head Start
A federal judge on Thursday issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against a directive from the Trump administration banning undocumented children from enrolling in Head Start. The ruling came after Head Start associations in multiple states sued over the Trump change from this spring. The directive “results in parents losing childcare, risking missed work,…
Magistrate blocked Department of Health directive seeking to exclude families from participating in various programs due to their immigration status
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