A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to release millions of dollars in frozen foreign aid by midnight tomorrow — stating that it has provided “no evidence” of complying with the nearly two-week old directive to do just that.
“I don’t know why I can’t get a straight answer from you,” U.S. District Judge Amir Ali asked the Trump administration’s attorney at a hearing on Tuesday. “We’re 12 days in, and you can’t answer me [on] whether any funds that you’ve acknowledged are covered by the court’s order have been unfrozen.”
Hours later, the Trump administration filed an appeal to Ali’s order, attempting to continue blocking foreign assistance funding and halting any additional payments.