In the middle of Dallas officials' press conference, news came out that the federal loan pause has been blocked by a federal judge.
A federal judge Tuesday afternoon temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to freeze all federal aid. This will delay the pause for next Monday.
Before the announcement, Dallas officials were prepared to discuss the impact of their county programs from the temporary pause of federal loans announced late Monday evening.
Several Dallas County department heads were in attendence, including Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins, Charles Reed, the Assistant County Administrator, and others.
As Jenkins was set to speak out about how the county would be affected by the President's decision to freeze federal grants and loans, word came that a judge blocked the move from going into effect.
"The original memo would have had immediate impacts on the budgets of Parkland, the schools, the county cities, and others," Jenkins said. "Because of the walk back, and now because the judge has blocked the memo, there will not be those immediate impacts."
He said it's important for people in the county to stay aware as this is a fast-changing and confusing situation.
President Trump issued a "temporary pause of agency grant, loan, and other financial assistance programs late Monday. It was planned to start the following day, Tuesday. The Trump Administration issued this to review spending. However, it seemed to cause panic among organizations that rely on these funds.
The pause was expected to cause significant impacts on Dallas County's Health and Human Services, Criminal Justice, and Transportation Projects. The White House said federal assistance for Social Security, Medicare, food stamps, student loans, and scholarships would not be affected.
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