Judge blocks Trump’s takeover of Inter-American Foundation
- U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled that the Trump administration does not have the authority to remove the head of the Inter-American Foundation, which is governed by a bipartisan nine-member board.
- AliKhan found that Congress had only given the foundation's board the authority to fire its head, and that the government had disregarded Congressional directions when appropriating funds to the IAF.
- Several organizations that had their IAF grants canceled also sued to preserve the foundation, and some are considering shutting down entirely due to the grant terminations.
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Judge blocks Trump’s takeover of Inter-American Foundation
A federal judge blocked President Trump’s takeover of a federal agency that invests in Latin America and the Caribbean, finding Friday that he likely went beyond his authority. U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ordered the administration indefinitely reinstate Sara Aviel, the ousted president of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), and stop various other efforts to gut the foundation as her…

Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries
A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin American and Caribbean countries.
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