Trump administration asks U.S. Supreme Court docket to halt overseas support funds

President Donald Trump’s administration requested the U.S. Supreme Court docket on Tuesday (August 26, 2025) to intervene in its efforts to withhold billions of {dollars} from overseas support organisations and carry an injunction that’s forcing it to maintain making funds.

The U.S. Division of Justice, in an emergency submitting with the 6-3 conservative majority courtroom, famous {that a} 2-1 panel of the U.S. Court docket of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit earlier this month dominated the injunction must be overturned.

Regardless of that ruling, the injunction issued by Washington-based U.S. District Decide Amir Ali stays in impact, after the total federal appeals courtroom final week declined to place it on maintain. Mr. Ali rejected an analogous request on Monday (August 25, 2025).

Mr. Trump imposed a 90-day pause on all overseas support on January 20, the day that he was inaugurated for a second time period within the White Home.

His govt order was adopted by aggressive strikes to intestine USAID, the principle U.S. overseas support company, together with inserting a lot of its employees on depart and exploring bringing the previously unbiased company beneath the State Division.

Two nonprofit teams that obtain federal funding, AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition and Journalism Growth Community, introduced litigation alleging Trump’s funding freeze was illegal.

The Trump administration in its submitting to the Supreme Court docket mentioned the congressionally appropriated funds topic to the injunction comprise tens of billions of {dollars}, some $12 billion of which might should be spent by the U.S. Division of State earlier than September 30, after they expire.

The Republican president’s administration mentioned that with out the justices’ intervention, will probably be pressured to maintain making funds earlier than the expiration date, “overriding the Govt Department’s foreign-policy judgments relating to whether or not to pursue rescissions and thwarting interbranch dialogue.”

Legal professionals for the plaintiffs didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark.

Mr. Ali, an appointee of Democratic President Joe Biden, ordered the Trump administration to pay almost $2 billion in excellent support to its humanitarian companions worldwide. The U.S. Supreme Court docket, in March, by a 5-4 vote, declined to let the administration keep away from making these funds.

However the D.C. Circuit panel dominated that the nonprofit teams didn’t fulfill the necessities for an injunction. U.S. Circuit Decide Karen Henderson, writing for almost all, mentioned solely the U.S. Authorities Accountability Workplace, a watchdog company, may problem Trump’s efforts to withhold the funding.