It is for work already completed...

On March 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, upheld a lower court ruling by U.S. District Judge Amir Ali, requiring the Trump administration to unfreeze nearly $2 billion in foreign aid funding for groups working with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This ruling came after Chief Justice John Roberts initially paused the order on February 26, 2025, to allow the Court time to consider the case, but the final decision rejected the administration’s bid to keep the funds frozen. The money is intended to reimburse contractors and grant recipients for work already completed, not to initiate new spending.