US judge blocks Trump from cutting migrants off from Head Start, other programs

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from denying undocumented migrants access to federally-funded services.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024. / REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo

A federal judge on Sept. 10 blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from barring migrants living in the U.S. illegally from accessing numerous federally-funded services, including Head Start preschools, health clinics and food banks.

U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Providence, Rhode Island, at the behest of 21 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, issued a preliminary injunction preventing rules from taking effect that imposed new immigration-related restrictions on a variety of programs.

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