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The new rules would have required grant applicants to align with the administration's positions on immigration and transgender issues.

The judge ruled that HUD acted unlawfully and exceeded its authority by imposing the last-minute policy changes.

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge in Rhode Island on Sept. 12 blocked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from requiring applicants for grants to build housing for the homeless to align themselves with President Donald Trump's positions on immigration enforcement, transgender people and other issues.

U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Providence issued a temporary restraining order barring HUD from dispersing $75 million based on new criteria the administration adopted Sept. 5 and prevented the gran

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