Judge issues nationwide block on Trump policy that cuts off Head Start for people in US illegally
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Trump Sept 11 Anniversary President Donald Trump attends a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
Trump Sept 11 Anniversary President Donald Trump, right, and first lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)
A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program.
Head Start associations in several states filed suit against the policy change by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The ruling by a federal judge in Washington state on Thursday comes after a coalition of 21 Democratic attorney generals succeeded in temporarily halting the policy’s implementation within their own states.
With the new ruling, the policy is now on hold across the country.
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