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Original Date Announced
January 20, 2025Section 19 of Presidential EO 14159, "Protecting the American People Against Invasion," directs DOJ and DHS to:
(a) "[R]eview and, if appropriate, audit all contracts, grants, or other agreements providing Federal funding to [NGOs]" that support or provide services to "removable or illegal aliens" for "waste, fraud, and abuse, and [so] they do not promote or facilitate violations of our immigration laws;"
(b) Pause further funding to such NGOs pending the review's result;
(c) "Terminate all such agreements determined to be in violation of law or to be sources of waste, fraud, or abuse;"
(d) Coordinate with OMB "to ensure no funding for such agreements" comes from DOJ or DHS; and
(e) "Initiate clawback or recoupment procedures, if appropriate" for agreements in subsection (c).
Trump 2.0 [ID # 1395]
2025.01.20 EO 14159 - Protecting the American People Against InvasionEffective Date
January 20, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action(s)
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January 23, 2025
2025.01.23 Reported: DOJ orders federally funded legal service providers to stop providing support at immigration courts
Newsweek reports that DOJ has told legal service providers to stop legal-orientation work for immigrants, stripping away critical access for people in detention trying to navigate the US immigration system. "The programs listed in the memo include the Legal Orientation Program; the Immigration Court Helpdesk; the Family Group Legal Orientation Program; and the Counsel for Children Initiative."
*Please see this entry for updates related to this report on DOJ's actions.*
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February 6, 2025
2025.02.06 "Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies"
President Trump issued a "Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies," directing leaders of executive departments and agencies "to review all funding" provided to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and to "align future funding decisions with the interests of the United States and the goals and priorities" of the Trump administration. The memo asserts that many NGOs "are engaged in actions that actively undermine the security, prosperity, and safety of the American people."
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Current Status
NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/ActualTrump Administration Action: Presidential OrdersSubject Matter: InteriorAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 20, 2025 EO 14159: "Protecting the American People Against Invasion"
- January 22, 2025 Reported: DOJ orders federally funded legal service providers to stop work on legal aid programs
- February 6, 2025 President Trump orders review of federal funding for NGOs
- February 12, 2025 DHS Revokes $80 Million in FEMA Funds Allocated to NYC to House Migrants and Fires FEMA Officials Involved in Transfer
- February 18, 2025 Trump administration issues stop-work order for legal service providers representing unaccompanied minors
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