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Judge rules Trump admin violated order to unfreeze foreign aid but declines to hold officials in contempt

A federal judge ordered officials to comply with a previous order to lift the freeze on foreign aid on February 20, 2025, but did not hold them in contempt of court.
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali criticized officials for using the court's order to create a justification for suspending aid funding.
Two nonprofit groups requested that officials be found in contempt, but Judge Ali stated that such a finding was not warranted based on the records provided.
The judge's ruling comes amid lawsuits challenging a $60 billion cutoff in foreign assistance, leading to financial distress for aid organizations.

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The Independent

Federal judge rips Trump officials for dodging order to resume USAID funds

Department of Justice continues to drag its feet on court orders

2 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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Oil Price

Federal Judge Orders State Department to Renew Funding

US foreign assistance to Eurasian states and elsewhere remains in limbo as the State Department pushes back on a federal court order to lift a funding freeze and resume full operations. Federal Judge Amir Ali issued a temporary order on February 13 to lift a funding freeze on foreign aid programs around the world, including USAID-sponsored operations. Since then, administration officials have not issued any instructions to implementing organizat…

11 hours ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Pennsylvania Daily Star

Judge Says Trump Has Not Complied with Ruling on Suspension of Foreign Aid - The Pennsylvania Daily Star

Washington Examiner A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration has not complied in full with a previous order that halted the freezing of foreign assistance grants and contracts. U.S. District Court Judge Amir Ali issued a seven-page order Thursday saying President Donald Trump’s administration must abide by a court order to unfreeze foreign aid funding. He said his Feb. 13 restraining… The post Judge Says Trump Has Not Complied with …

17 hours ago

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The Star News Network

Judge Says Trump Has Not Complied with Ruling on Suspension of Foreign Aid | The Star News Network

Washington Examiner A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration has not complied in full with a previous order that halted the freezing of foreign assistance grants and contracts. U.S. District Court Judge Amir Ali issued a seven-page order Thursday saying President Donald Trump’s administration must abide by a court order to unfreeze foreign aid funding. He said his Feb. 13 restraining order was “clear” and warned officials at the U.S…

17 hours ago

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The Epoch Times

Judge Again Orders Trump Admin to Unfreeze Foreign Aid, Stops Short of Contempt

A federal judge ordered federal government officials on Feb. 20 to comply with his earlier order to lift a freeze on nearly all foreign aid, though he stopped short of holding them in contempt of court. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali said administration officials—including those from the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Office of Management and Budget, and their agents—had instead “come up with a new, po…

20 hours ago·New York, United States

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West Hawaii Today

Judge again orders US to unfreeze foreign aid, stops short of contempt - West Hawaii Today

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Trump administration officials to comply with his earlier order that they lift a freeze of nearly all foreign aid, though he stopped short of holding them in contempt of court.

21 hours ago

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