A Trump administration order to pause federal spending on Tuesday led to bureaucratic bedlam in Rhode Island and across the country as state government officials tried to assess the local impact of suddenly turning off federal spigots.

U.S. District Judge John McConnell said statements from the White House had undercut its attempt to rescind the memo ordering the spending freeze.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's sweeping freeze on federal funding, mere moments before it was set to take effect on Tuesday. US District Judge Loren AliKhan issued the dramatic ruling which halted the administration's planned pause on federal grants,

Rhode Island’s governor said state agencies were reviewing Trump’s order to understand the full potential impact. A federal judge temporarily paused the freeze, but some organizations were unable to access federal funds on Tuesday.

U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan blocked the Trump administration from implementing it for now. A federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s freeze on federal aid programs, ruling that the courts need more time to consider the potentially far-reaching ramifications of his order.

Federal agencies have been instructed to assess their financial aid programs to determine which ones might be impacted.