Appeals court orders Trump administration to distribute homeless funds

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Set us as preferred A federal appeals court has rebuffed a Trump administration effort to dictate how homeless service organizations in Los Angeles can seek millions of dollars in funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.The ruling released Thursday also frees up federal funding that already had been approved but not distributed to homeless service organizations in Los Angeles.At issue was whether the Los Angles Homeless Services Authority could submit an application on behalf of dozens of organizations seeking $239 million in federal funds.In a 2-1 decision posted Thursday, the U.S.

9th Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld a district court ruling that restored LAHSA as the applicant for the organizations seeking federal funds.HUD suspended LAHSA in June, citing a record of mismanagement, and said organizations should apply directly to the government for the 2026-27 funding cycle.The initial application deadline was the end of August.

California A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled Thursday that the Trump administration acted capriciously and arbitrarily in suspending the county’s lead homelessness agency in an attempt to impose its preference for treatment-based programs.LAHSA sued to block the move.District Court Judge David O.

Carter issued a preliminary injunction finding that HUD acted arbitrarily and capriciously and ordered it to restore LAHSA’s authority.He set a trial date in February.HUD then appealed, seeking a stay.

In its bluntly worded decision, the appellate panel denied the department’s request, finding that HUD “chose to suspend LAHSA at a time when it would leave the Los Angeles region particularly vulnerable” with ill effects on “vulnerable populations, critical programs and ongoing services.”“It is likely that its plan is unworkable and, at this late stage, extre...