The Trump administration has kept withholding foreign aid despite a court order and must at least temporarily restore the funding to programs worldwide, a federal judge said Thursday. Judge Amir H. Ali declined a request by nonprofit groups doing business with the U.

A federal judge last week blocked the State Department’s foreign aid pause. In a court filing, Trump administration lawyers argued they can freeze the aid anyway.

The Trump administration said in court filings late on Tuesday that it is not disbursing funds for thousands of foreign aid contracts and grants despite a federal judge's order last week to lift a widespread freeze on foreign aid funding.