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Judge Blocks Plan to Move FBI Headquarters to Reagan Building

Updated on: August 17, 2026 / 9:53 PM EDT / CBS News

Judge Blocks Plan to Move FBI Headquarters to Reagan Building

TL;DR

  • A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to move FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.
  • The Biden administration had previously chosen Greenbelt, Maryland, as the new FBI headquarters site.
  • Maryland sued, alleging the Trump administration unlawfully sabotaged the Greenbelt plan and diverted over $323 million in funding.
  • The judge ruled the Trump administration's funding diversion and plan cancellation were 'arbitrary and capricious' and violated federal law.
  • The FBI has been headquartered in the J. Edgar Hoover Building since 1975, which suffers from structural problems.