Federal judge blocks Trump admin plan to move FBI headquarters to Reagan Building
A federal judge has halted the Trump administration's proposal to move the Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters from its longtime home in the J. Edgar Hoover Building to Washington D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Building. U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang determined that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and General Services Administration lacked the legal authority to make this decision, finding their actions violated applicable law.
The court's ruling preserves a previously identified location in Greenbelt, Maryland as the site for the FBI's planned new headquarters facility. The judge's decision represents a significant setback to the administration's effort to relocate the agency's operations within the nation's capital.
- Federal judge blocked Trump administration plan to relocate FBI headquarters from Washington D.C. to the Ronald Reagan Building
- Court ruled the FBI and General Services Administration exceeded their statutory authority in making the decision
- Greenbelt, Maryland remains the designated site for the bureau's new headquarters