FIRST ON FOX: The Department of the Interior is cutting 43 partnerships with outside groups it says no longer align with the Trump administration’s priorities, eliminating more than $4 million in planned funding for programs tied to DEI, environmental justice and support services for illegal immigrants.Led by Secretary Doug Burgum, the department determined the agreements were "operating in direct opposition" to its mission, according to a press release obtained exclusively by Fox News Digital."Under Secretary Burgum, the Department of the Interior is ending partnerships with groups that no longer represent the priorities of the American people," the department said.In response, DOI said it is terminating all agreements with the identified groups and removing references to them from its websites.The terminated agreements supported internship programs, conservation initiatives, research projects and cooperative partnerships.BURGUM SAYS INTERIOR DEPARTMENT 'COMPLETELY EMBRACING THE DOGE EFFORT'U.S.
President Donald Trump during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.(Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images)A department-wide review launched in March uncovered nearly 3,000 active agreements with about 2,000 outside groups, ranging from NGOs and nonprofits to private entities and educational institutions.The review later found multiple groups "did not appear to provide a clear benefit" or "did not align with the department’s mission," according to the department.ICE SHUTS DOWN PROGRAMS OFFERING SERVICES TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, CITING ‘IMMENSE’ COSTSFederal ICE police officers patrol a suburban street in Chicago.
(Christopher Dilts/Getty Images)Among the groups targeted were the Hispanic Access Foundation, which offers scholarships for illegal immigrant Latino students, and Latino Outdoors, which the department said provided instructions on avoiding detention by U.S.Immigration and Custo...