contracts.
Judge Amir Ali issued the ruling on Thursday in response to a lawsuit filed by companies that received funding for projects overseas.
The Trump administration was accused of an "arbitrary and capricious" act for halting the funding.
He stated that the decision to suspend funding for 90 days was made without considering the potential damage it would entail.
"At this point, the Defendants have not provided any justification for why all foreign aid allocated by Congress has been suspended," he said.
Ali stated that the decision "triggered a shockwave and overturned reliance interests for thousands of agreements with businesses, nonprofits, and organizations across the nation."
'Absent temporary injunctive relief, the scale of the immense damage that has already taken place will almost certainly escalate further.'
The ruling
The freeze has caused USAID and State Department contractors globally to halt the provision of humanitarian aid and other assistance, and to dismiss staff, thereby paralyzing a significant portion of the world's aid delivery networks.
Now, funds are being ordered to start flowing once again, but this applies to existing contracts prior to Trump's January 20 executive order.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought have been prohibited from implementing any halt orders that came into effect after the inauguration as the lawsuit continues to be heard in court.
The decision puts a hold on one of Trump's key policies at the same time as Elon Musk is pushing forward with his plan to overhaul government agencies.
USAID was the most severely affected by Musk's Dogecoin (DOGE).
The President repeatedly stated that a significant portion of USAID's spending does not align with his vision for America.
The ruling was made just hours after a judge in a different case related to the dismantling of USAID stated that his order halting the Trump administration's plans to remove almost all USAID staff from their positions worldwide will remain in effect for at least another week.
This is a developing news story. Further updates will be provided.
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