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The lawsuit over DHS taxpayer-funded TV ads

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Where it stands

A federal judge ordered the remaining challenged DHS-funded TV ads canceled and temporarily barred new or expanded agreements to produce, place or air them. The ads continued airing after the order; the latest report says government lawyers forwarded it more than an hour after it was emailed, and agency lawyers learned of it Monday morning. The lawsuit’s resolution remains open.

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  1. Update 1Judge Stops Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads—and the Deals Behind Them
  2. Update 2Trump Ads Kept Airing After the Order to Cancel Them

The story so far

  1. Update 22 days later

    Trump Ads Kept Airing After the Order to Cancel Them

    Court filings detail an overnight notification failure as hundreds of spots aired after the cutoff. The latest spending estimate is nearly $22 million; no taxpayer repayment is verified.

    What moved

    • Agency counsel becomes aware of the message, according to the government; DHS provides the order to its advertising vendor.

  2. Update 1

    Judge Stops Taxpayer-Funded Trump Ads—and the Deals Behind Them

    Rochon’s order cancels the remaining challenged DHS commercials and blocks renewed or expanded deals for two weeks. Compliance and the taxpayer bill remain unresolved.

    Still open after this report

    • No independent post-order accounting establishes which scheduled commercials were canceled, whether every affected agreement was halted or how much taxpayer money can be recovered.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Donald TrumpPresident of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)2 reports
  • Jennifer L. RochonAmerican lawyer2 reports
  • Markwayne MullinAmerican politician (born 1977)1 report
  • Russell VoughtDirector of the Office of Management and Budget1 report
  • Susie WilesChief of Staff to President of the United States1 report

Organizations

  • Common Causeorganization2 reports
  • United States Department of Homeland SecurityUnited States federal executive department2 reports
  • Office of Management and Budgetagency that prepares and evaluates the President of the United States' annual budget to Congress1 report
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protectioncustoms service of the United States since 20031 report

Places

  • U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York500 Pearl St, New York, NY 10007, USA2 reports
  • ManhattanManhattan, New York, NY, USA1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

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Who reported what

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Judge issues temporary restraining order against adsIndependently confirmed6
Order requires cancellation of remaining ad placementsIndependently confirmed3
Order restricts new ad agreements for two weeksIndependently confirmed2
Ads continued airing after court orderNot independently confirmed2
Plaintiffs’ challenge to the ad fundingIndependently confirmed2
Trump’s pledge to fund the ads privatelyNot independently confirmed2
Administration explanation for missing the orderNot independently confirmed2
Administration account of campaign end dateNot independently confirmed2

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