Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from changing the conditions for allocating $3.9 billion in federal funds to homeless support programs.
U.S. District Court of Rhode Island Judge Mary McElroy issued a preliminary injunction on Friday that stops officials with the Housing and Urban Development Department from significantly changing how the funding approved by Congress would be spent, NPR reported.
"Continuity of housing and stability for vulnerable populations is clearly in the public interest," McElroy said while ordering HUD to abide by the prior funding requirements.
The ruling applies to HUD's Continuum of Care program that provides funding for local non-profits and other organizations that help people who are homeless to learn about and access housing resources, according to Politico.
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