# US judge blocks Trump administration plan to scrap FBI headquarters move to Maryland

https://mins.news/en/item/24583

- Reuters, 2026-08-17 22:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-blocks-trump-administrations-plan-scrap-fbi-headquarters-move-maryland-2026-08-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8385986576f90001425872

> A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving the new FBI headquarters to Washington, D.C. instead of Maryland, which was selected in 2023 as the site for the building.

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