A federal judge has issued a nationwide block on a Trump administration directive that prevented children in the U.S. illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program. Head Start associations in several states filed suit against the policy change by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The ruling by a federal judge in Washington state on Thursday comes after a coalition of 21 Democratic attorney generals succeeded in temporarily halting the policy’s implementation within their own states. With the new ruling, the policy is now on hold across the country.

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A youth stops to strike a pose in an apartment building where the electricity meters cover the wall during a blackout in Havana, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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U.S. influencer Ethan Guo speaks with journalists at an event about his donation to children's cancer rehabilitation programs, at the "Fundacion Nuestros Hijos" headquarters in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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U.S. influencer Ethan Guo, left, talks with his lawyer Jaime Barrientos prior to an event for his donation to children's cancer rehabilitation programs in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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U.S. influencer Ethan Guo, right, stands with Marcela Zubieta, director of "Fundacion Nuestros Hijos" at an event about his donation to children's cancer rehabilitation programs in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

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U.S. influencer Ethan Guo waits for the start of an event about his donation to children's cancer rehabilitation programs, at the "Fundacion Nuestros Hijos" headquarters in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)