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A US judge blocked a plan by the Trump administration to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, citing that it was "not in accordance with law". US District Judge Theodore D. Chuang ruled against the move, which would have diverted funds intended for a new facility in Maryland, a site previously approved under President Joe Biden's tenure. The Trump administration had sought to scrap plans for the Maryland location and instead repurpose the Ronald Reagan Building. The decision is seen as a victory for Maryland officials, who had committed over $400 million to the project.

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A US judge has blocked a plan by the Trump administration to relocate the FBI headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, DC. The decision was made by US District Judge Theodore D. Chuang, who ruled that the move was "not in accordance with law." The Trump administration had sought to scrap plans for a new facility in Maryland, which were approved under the Biden administration, and instead wanted to repurpose the Ronald Reagan Building, located just blocks from the current FBI headquarters. The ruling marks the latest development in a years-long battle over where to house the main office of the nation's premier law enforcement agency.

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Officials in the Trump administration sought to scrap plans for relocation to a site approved under the Biden administration in favour of repurposing another building just blocks from the current FBI headquarters in the nation’s capital. asserted

Officials → seek → capital

A US judge on Monday blocked plans to move the FBI's headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, finding that President Donald Trump's administration illegally tossed out a previously approved plan to build a new facility nearby in Maryland. asserted

administration → block → Maryland

The ruling is the latest development in a years-long battle over where to house the main office for the nation's premier law enforcement agency. asserted

ruling → house → agency

A site in Greenbelt, Maryland, was selected during former President Joe Biden's tenure, but Trump appointees sought to reverse that decision last year in favour of repurposing the Ronald Reagan Building, a federal office complex a few blocks from the FBI's existing headquarters. asserted

appointees → select → headquarters

US District Judge Theodore D. Chuang, an appointee of President Barack Obama, ruled that the move was “not in accordance with law,” and blocked the Trump administration from moving the FBI to the Reagan building, renovating it for the FBI or repurposing funds. “This is not the first time courts have tried to undermine the administration in its goal to make government more cost-effective for American taxpayers,” the FBI said in a statement. asserted

FBI → rule → statement

“The court has chosen to impermissibly intervene for political reasons. asserted

court → choose → reasons

This FBI is mission focused and will continue the best course of action to meet the needs of law enforcement.” asserted

FBI → focus → enforcement

The suit was brought by the state of Maryland and Prince George's County. asserted

suit → bring → Maryland

“Maryland and Prince George’s County committed more than a decade of work to earn the FBI headquarters and pledged hundreds of millions of dollars," Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown, a Democrat, said in a statement. “By blocking the Trump Administration’s unlawful attempt to move the FBI to the Reagan Building and divert the funds Congress set aside for this project, the Court has cleared the path back to Greenbelt.” asserted

Court → commit → Greenbelt

Maryland Governor Wes Moore, also a Democrat, said, "Now it is time to stop the games and get to work building the world-class FBI headquarters that our public servants deserve, where it belongs: in Prince George’s County, Maryland.” asserted

it → say → County

The FBI's current Pennsylvania Avenue headquarters, the J. Edgar Hoover Building, was dedicated in 1975. asserted

headquarters → dedicate → 1975

Proponents of moving the headquarters have said the brutalist-style building, where nets surround the facility to protect pedestrians from falling debris, has fallen into disrepair. asserted

nets → move → disrepair

The Maryland location was selected over nearby Virginia following an intense competition between the two states. asserted

location → select → states

Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to scrap move to Biden-selected FBI headquarters

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