A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting childcare subsidies in five states, including Minnesota, over alleged fraud.
Judge Arun Subramanian allowed the funding to continue for at least two weeks while legal arguments proceed.
The freeze targeted programs like the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, and Social Services Block Grant, which support low-income families.
The states—California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York—argued the funding cuts were unlawful and causing operational chaos, Fox News has reported.
HHS claimed the programs might be giving funds to people in the U.S. illegally.
