Arrest of Palestinian student activist raises alarm about free speech – US politics live

American Civil Liberties Union decries attack on free speech after immigration authorities arrest Mahmoud KhalilA federal judge on Monday declined to order president Donald Trump’s administration to restore thousands of foreign aid contracts and grants that have been cancelled since the president took office, though he found that the administration must speed up payments of close to $2bn for already completed work.The ruling by US district judge Amir Ali in Washington is a setback for organisations that contract with or receive grants from the US Agency for International Development and the state department, and are suing the administration over its sudden freeze in January of nearly all of its foreign aid payments and subsequent termination of most of its agreements with third-party partners. Continue reading...

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Arrest of Palestinian student activist raises alarm about free speech – US politics live

American Civil Liberties Union decries attack on free speech after immigration authorities arrest Mahmoud Khalil

A federal judge on Monday declined to order president Donald Trump’s administration to restore thousands of foreign aid contracts and grants that have been cancelled since the president took office, though he found that the administration must speed up payments of close to $2bn for already completed work.

The ruling by US district judge Amir Ali in Washington is a setback for organisations that contract with or receive grants from the US Agency for International Development and the state department, and are suing the administration over its sudden freeze in January of nearly all of its foreign aid payments and subsequent termination of most of its agreements with third-party partners. Continue reading...