Second judge prevented Trump's federal assistance funds frozen

On Friday, a federal judge stood with 22 states and temporarily prevented the federal assistance funds instructed by the Trump administration. This was the second order this week.

John J. McConnell, Judge, Judge of the U.S. District Court of Rhode Island, said in a ruling that the extensive instructions of the management and budget memorandum office caused chaos and confusion in Washington and all over the country this week. Essence

The judge wrote: “The executive's action unilaterally paused to pay to the states and other people, but just chose to do this.”

McConal added: “Executive officers have not quoted any legal agencies allowing this; in fact, there is no unilateral action to authorize executives here without federal law.”

The Ministry of Justice believes that this problem is meaningless, because the White House memo was sent to federal agencies two days later, and the extensive freezing of most federal donations and loans.

The judge pointed out that after the memorandum was canceled, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted a tweet on Twitter: “This is not the frozen of the federal funds. The President's President's EO still has all the effects of Federal Fund and will be strictly implemented. “

“Evidence shows that the evidence shows that the cancellation of the OMB instructions is only the name.”

“According to the clear statement of the press secretary and the continuous action of the executive agency, the court believes that the policy in the OMB instructions is that the national challenges are still effective and effective,” he wrote.

The White House and the Ministry of Justice did not immediately respond to the request for comment.

The OMB memorandum released on Monday night the federal institution “temporarily suspended all activities related to all federal financial assistance or all activities, as well as foreign aid of administrative orders that may include other relevant institutions that include but not limited to financial assistance, non -governmental organizations, non -governmental organizations, DEI, wake up gender ideology and green policy. “

Memorandum said that the pause will enable the government to review which plans are “consistent” with the agenda of President Donald Trump. It says that social security, medical insurance, and direct payment to individuals should not be affected, but should be vaguely worded, which will stop what aid will be stopped. After the issuance, there are reports that personnel and organizations cannot access the system to obtain federal assistance.

The memorandum also led to a pair of lawsuits, and then revoked a pair of lawsuits-one was Alliance by the Washington Special Economic Zone, and the other was Alliance of the State and Colombian Special Administrative Region.

On Tuesday, Loren Alikhan, the US District Court, stopped the government's instructions and asked to make full controversy next week.

The command of McConnell (McConnell) further, it is found that the states “are likely to depend on the advantages of some people (if not all) their claims.”

He wrote: “Federal law stipulates that if administrators believe that funding is inconsistent with the priority of the president, how the law should act-it must ask Congress instead of taking action unilaterally.”

“Some aspects of the pause may be used by administrators to take laws and appropriate constitutions in the constitution? The court considers existence, but it is also certain that the extensive execution of the commands is not the case. , “His decision said. “The court must act in the early stages of the” worst case 'lawsuit, because the breadth and ambiguity of administrative actions makes it impossible to take other actions. “

The temporary restrictions of the judge prevented the government from frozen the existing federal financial assistance to the states until his preliminary ban on the preliminary ban.

Peter Neronha, the prosecutor of Rhode Island, thanked the judge for “seeing an irreplaceable damage caused by the command”.

“Administrative departments have no right to intercept Congress to states and rely on the vital federal funds of the United States. The instructions are targeted at public safety, health care, veteran service, parenting, disaster relief, disaster relief, and he said in a statement.