WASHINGTON—A federal judge in Washington blocked President Donald Trump’s administration on April 4 from firing the leadership of the InterAmerican Foundation (IAF) and canceling most of its grant contracts.
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan delivered her ruling after an April 2 hearing that covered requests for injunctions in two lawsuits—one on behalf of the foundation’s president, Sara Aviel, and the other brought by a group of Latin American-based nonprofits.
The order prevents Aviel’s removal and Pete Marocco, director of the State Department Office of Foreign Assistance, from serving as an acting board member of IAF. It also voids any actions Marocco took in his role as acting board member, including grant terminations....
