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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Kunzelman

Judge blocks Trump from dismantling agency that funds community groups in Latin American countries

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A federal judge agreed on Friday to block the Trump administration from dismantling an independent agency that distributes grant money to community development groups in Latin American and Caribbean countries.

U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled that the administration doesn’t have the authority to remove the head of the Inter-American Foundation, which is governed by a bipartisan nine-member board.

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