A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal aid, siding with 22 Democratic-led states that argued the policy was causing harm despite the White House’s efforts to walk back an earlier directive.

Several executive orders Trump signed last week pause or end some federal funding. Those executive orders, which remain in place, include the freezing of foreign aid, all funds to federal grantees who received money for DEI-related purposes and all funds appropriated through the Inflation Reduction Act.