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Supreme Court Temporarily Lets Trump Keep Billions in Foreign Aid Frozen

The temporary order gives the justices time to review an emergency appeal over a rare pocket rescission before a Sept. 30 obligation deadline.

A security guard walks down the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., July 19, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo
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FILE - John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, speaks during lecture to the Georgetown Law School graduating class of 2025, in Washington, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Overview

  • Chief Justice John Roberts issued an administrative stay that pauses a lower court order requiring the administration to spend about $4 billion by the end of the month.
  • Roberts directed the aid groups challenging the freeze to respond by Friday, keeping the dispute on an expedited track at the Supreme Court.
  • The administration invoked a late‑August pocket rescission to withhold roughly $4 billion, arguing the district court’s injunction threatens separation of powers and undermines foreign policy objectives.
  • U.S. District Judge Amir Ali had ruled the withholding likely illegal and ordered steps to obligate funds unless Congress affirmatively rescinds, a decision the D.C. Circuit declined to block.
  • The government says it will obligate $6.5 billion of the disputed funds, while aid groups contend the freeze violates federal law as roughly $10–11 billion must be obligated by Sept. 30 or expire.