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Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Move FBI Headquarters

8/18/2026

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  • U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang blocked the Trump administration’s plan to move the FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building, ending August 17, 2026 deadline.
  • He ruled the administration illegally scrapped the 2023 congressional-approved Greenbelt plan and cannot divert the $555 million earmarked for it.
  • Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said the ruling clears the way for jobs and investment in Greenbelt, while the FBI stays at J. Edgar Hoover Building on Pennsylvania Avenue.