A federal judge temporarily blocked the efforts of the Trump administration on Tuesday, which prevents efforts to recover more than $ 4 billion in federal funding leading to natural disaster mitigation projects, arguing that flood-prone areas could be “irreparable loss”.
American District Judge Richard G. in Boston. Prohibition by Sterns followed the July trial brought by 20 states. He argued that FEMA’s Building Regency Infrastructure and Community (BRIC) program was illegally terminated under Trump Administration in April 2025, with an unprotected funding of more than $ 4 billion with an unprotected funding of more than $ 4 billion. Sterns wrote that the court was “not confident” that the Congress intended to recover the money.
“BRIC program is designed to protect from natural disasters and save life,” Sterns wrote.
Sterns ruled that government officials were temporarily barred from revival of funds, while the court considers state objections to cut.
The July trial alleges that ending the BRIC program will increase disaster preparations efforts across the country, which will make communities unable to tap in important funds for hundreds of people of already approved flexibility projects. Before it was stopped, the BRIC program provided funds for the transfer or height of buildings in local infrastructure projects such as Stormwater Management System and Flood-Proved.
FEMA officials originally announced in April that they were “were”termination“BRIC program because it is” useless “and was more concerned with the political agenda than helping Americans overcome natural disasters. “But in a court filing in a court last week, the disaster response agency returned the comments that they were not cut in the program and still evaluating whether they would finish or modify it.
An investigation by a CBS News in June revealed that the recent brick funding cuts have supported the counties supporting Mr. Trump in the 2024 election, with two-thirds of the counties to the President’s voting. The elimination of the BRIC program would deprive weak communities especially in the south -east – an area suffering from natural disasters – CBS news data analysis.
