The judge said the plaintiffs were unlikely to succeed in showing that her court had jurisdiction over certain claims.
GREENBELT, Md.—A federal judge in Maryland refused to issue an order blocking the Trump administration’s decision to cancel various grants to immigration nonprofits.
While speaking from the bench on April 8, U.S. District Judge Lydia Kay Griggsby said she didn’t believe the plaintiffs had shown that her court had jurisdiction over complaints related to grant recipients who were awarded money for fiscal year 2023.
However, Griggsby said she would hold in abeyance, or pause, the request for a block as it related to a recipient who was awarded money for fiscal year 2024.
During a hearing, she noted that the 2024 grant contained different language.
The nonprofits had requested an injunction, alleging that the Department of Homeland Security violated the Administrative Procedure Act by attempting to cancel the grants.
The government argued that the judge lacked jurisdiction over the case, which it said belonged in the court of federal claims rather than Griggsby’s court.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
By Sam Dorman
