A U.S. court has overturned Trump's decision to freeze foreign aid, according to AP.

A U.S. federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's administration's decision to freeze funding for foreign aid programs and grant distributions.

This was reported by RBK-Ukraine citing Associated Press.

It is noted that Trump's initiative to suspend federal funding while his administration reviews the compliance of such aid with the policies of official Washington could harm ongoing programs. Additionally, this conflicted with the legal norms of the States.

The relevant lawsuit was filed by the National Council of Nonprofit Organizations. They claimed that the funding freeze was illegal and posed a threat to important social and international initiatives of the U.S.

On Tuesday, a federal judge blocked this decision from the new administration of the States.

"The Trump administration's plan plunged the U.S. government into panic and confusion and created the groundwork for a constitutional conflict regarding control over taxpayer money," AP stated in its publication.

The Western publication also reported that U.S. District Judge Loren L. Alihan's order came "just minutes" before the funding freeze was set to take effect.

The pause in grant and loan distributions was supposed to begin just a day after agencies were informed of the corresponding decision.

Representatives of the U.S. Democratic Party described the Trump administration's decision as "arbitrary and illegal." They argued that the president did not have the authority to unilaterally stop spending money allocated by Congress.

It was also noted that New York Attorney General Letitia James planned to approach the federal court in Manhattan to seek a block on the funding suspension.

Representatives of the U.S. president's administration stated that the decision to suspend the provision of loans and grants—financial assistance for local authorities, schools, and nonprofit organizations across the country—was necessary to ensure that expenditures complied with Trump's recent directives.

Moreover, it was pointed out that Trump's decision would not affect programs that provide direct assistance to Americans. This includes Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, student loans, and food stamps. However, several organizations have already expressed concern about the initiative.

Judge Alihan, appointed by former President Joe Biden, stated that the federal government seems to "not really know the full scope of the programs that will be suspended."

The U.S. Has Frozen Funding for Foreign Aid Grants

Recall that on January 21, the new U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 90-day suspension of all foreign aid programs. These programs are to be reviewed for compliance with the foreign policy of the head of state.

On January 24, the U.S. State Department issued an order to "cease operations" for all existing foreign assistance. Additionally, the agency suspended the provision of new financial aid.

Recently, it became known that the USAID branch in Ukraine also suspended project operations and funding.

Yesterday, the UN Secretary-General urged the U.S. to resume funding for critical areas of humanitarian aid.

It is worth noting that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio can make exceptions in the relevant initiative of the Trump administration.

Additionally, on the evening of January 28, President Vladimir Zelensky instructed the Cabinet to provide a report on the programs that have lost American support from USAID.