A federal judge has determined that the Trump administration has not completely adhered to a court ruling regarding the suspension of foreign assistance grants and contracts. This ruling was issued on Thursday.

U.S. District Judge Amir Ali previously ordered the administration to resume the distribution of U.S. foreign aid after federal contractors raised concerns over an executive order issued by President Donald Trump, which halted nearly all foreign assistance.

Judge Ali found that the decision to enforce a “blanket freeze on congressionally authorized foreign aid” had inflicted irreversible damage on the contractors and likely violated the Administrative Procedure Act.

Earlier that week, the administration communicated in a compliance notice that the State Department and USAID had analyzed the many contracts and grants that had been terminated due to the aid freeze, concluding that “substantially all” of the cancellations were in line with the agreement’s terms.

In a follow-up statement, Ali indicated that the administration was not entirely following his directive to lift the funding freeze and seemed to be exploring alternative justifications for retaining significant amounts of paused aid.

“In prohibiting the Defendants and their representatives from enacting any directives related to a blanket suspension, the Court was not suggesting they could maintain that suspension while seeking legal grounds for a retroactive justification for the en masse suspension,” Judge Ali stated.

The judge remarked that the Trump administration had not presented any evidence to counter the assertion that its broad foreign aid suspension would result in irreparable harm, nor had it adequately evaluated how the suspension might affect those who depend on the aid.

“The Court is ready to consider such arguments and evidence as part of the preliminary injunction process,” Ali mentioned. “However, if the Defendants have persisted in the blanket suspension, they are instructed to stop immediately.”

Despite the non-compliance, the judge opted not to hold the administration in contempt.

A representative from the White House did not respond promptly to inquiries for comments.

On the day of his second inauguration, Trump signed an executive order that imposed a 90-day freeze on all “foreign development assistance.” This directive instructed all heads of federal departments and agencies to immediately halt any new obligations and payments of aid to overseas nations and NGOs.

Shortly after his confirmation, Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a total stop to most foreign assistance funded via the State Department and USAID.

This case regarding the foreign aid freeze is not the first instance in his second term where a judge has found the Trump administration in violation of a court ruling. Earlier this month, a federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that the Trump administration had contravened his order that halted a broad funding freeze, which encompassed both foreign aid and domestic grants and loans. The memo that enacted this pause, issued by the Office of Management and Budget, was rescinded at the end of January.