NewsWPLG Local 10 – PoliticsAugust 18, 2026Miami-Dade
Federal judge blocks FBI headquarters relocation to D.C. office building
A U.S. judge has blocked the Trump administration's plan to relocate the FBI headquarters to an existing federal office building in Washington, D.C. The court ruled that the administration acted illegally by discarding a previously approved plan to construct a new facility in Maryland.
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The ruling halts the relocation of the FBI headquarters, maintaining the status quo for the agency's current facility and nullifying the administration's attempt to shift the project to a different site.
Key Facts
- A U.S. judge issued a ruling on Monday blocking the relocation of the FBI headquarters.
- The administration's plan to move the headquarters to a federal office building in Washington, D.C. was halted.
- The court found that the Trump administration acted illegally by discarding a prior plan.
- The original, previously approved plan involved building a new facility in Maryland.
Who's Mentioned
personAnthony Brown“Maryland Attorney General”organizationFBI“Federal agency subject to the relocation”personJoe Biden“Former President under whose administration the Greenbelt site was selected”locationMaryland“The location of the previously approved plan for a new facility”locationWashington“The proposed site for the FBI headquarters”locationGreenbelt, Maryland“Selected site for the new FBI headquarters”personTheodore D. Chuang“U.S. District Judge who issued the ruling”locationRonald Reagan Building“Proposed site for the FBI headquarters by the Trump administration”locationJ. Edgar Hoover Building“Current FBI headquarters”personDonald Trump“Former President whose administration attempted the move”