The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal at the high court Wednesday night asking the court to halt the midnight deadline.
The Supreme Court on Feb. 26 temporarily paused a judge’s order giving the Trump administration until 12 a.m. to resume $2 billion in foreign aid payments.
The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court Wednesday night asking the court to halt the midnight deadline until it can resolve the motion.
Chief Justice John Roberts said the order will remain on hold until the Supreme Court weighs in more fully on the matter.
U.S. District Judge Amir Ali issued a temporary restraining order earlier this month directing both USAID and the State Department to restore funding for contracts that predated Jan. 20 but were frozen by the Trump administration.
The plaintiffs challenging the freeze told the judge that the government was slow in fulfilling its end, leading Ali to order the payments to resume by midnight on Wednesday.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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