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Judge blocks plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building

U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled that the Trump administration's move to divert funding and cancel a plan to move the FBI to Maryland was "arbitrary and capricious and not in accordance with law."

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A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Trump administration's plan to shift the FBI's headquarters from Greenbelt, Maryland to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. The Biden administration had announced the plan in 2023, but the judge ruled last month that the move was arbitrary and capricious, violating federal law.

The FBI has been based in Washington since 1975, but structural issues have plagued the building for the past two decades. The administration had earlier considered relocating the bureau to Maryland or Virginia, but the GSA chose Greenbelt instead after a 15-year debate. Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown praised the court's decision, stating that it clears the path back to Greenbelt and criticizes the administration's attempt to divert funds designated for the project.

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