非营利组织起诉美国农业部 涉及其针对拨款的新规


2026-07-30 22:43:24 UTC / 路透社

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华盛顿,7月30日(路透社)——五个非营利组织于周四起诉美国农业部,称其拨款条款限制了支持多元化倡议和移民权利的言论自由。

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  • 根据提交的诉状,在西雅图联邦法院提起的诉讼旨在废除特朗普政府为这些拨款提出的附加条件,打开新标签页。
  • 周四诉讼的原告包括农业生态共享组织、俄勒冈农场合作社、锡拉丘兹-奥农多加粮食系统联盟、新英格兰第三部门以及华盛顿农田信托基金。
  • 该诉讼反对农业部长布鲁克·罗林斯于12月31日签署的一份关于拨款发放条款的备忘录,打开新标签页。
  • 罗林斯表示,特朗普政府正在采取行动消除“激进左翼意识形态”。
  • 诉状称:“新的条款和条件包含多项条款,对农业部受款人施加了模糊且前所未有的实质性要求,强制受款人在种族与多元化、性别认同以及移民等社会政策问题上遵循特朗普政府的立场。”
  • 美国农业部未回应置评请求。其官网显示,该部在2025财年通过287个项目发放了超过1450亿美元资金。
  • 特朗普曾多次试图在诸多议题上限制非营利组织和教育机构获得拨款及联邦资金。
  • 这些议题包括多元化项目、支持针对美国盟友以色列袭击加沙的亲巴勒斯坦抗议活动、跨性别政策以及气候项目。
  • 特朗普尤其针对多元化项目,称其违反择优原则,歧视白人和男性。
  • 民权组织表示,此类项目通过解决系统性和代际不平等问题,有助于帮助女性、 LGBTQ群体和少数族裔等边缘化群体。
  • 特朗普还推行了广受人权组织谴责的激进移民打击政策。

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Nonprofit groups sue US Agriculture Department over rules on grants

2026-07-30 22:43:24 UTC / Reuters

By Kanishka Singh

July 30, 2026 10:43 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago

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WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) – Five nonprofit organizations sued the U.S. Agriculture Department on Thursday over grant conditions they say restrict speech ​in support of diversity initiatives and immigration rights.

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  • The lawsuit ‌filed in a federal court in Seattle seeks to vacate the conditions put forward by the Trump administration for those grants, according to the filing, opens new tab.
  • The plaintiffs ​in Thursday’s lawsuit included Agroecology Commons, Oregon Farm Corps, ​Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance, Third Sector New England, and ⁠the Washington Farmland Trust.
  • The lawsuit objected to a memo, opens new tab signed by Agriculture ​Secretary Brooke Rollins on December 31 on terms for issuing grants.
  • Rollins ​said the Trump administration was taking action to eliminate “radical left ideology.”
  • “The new terms and conditions include several provisions that impose vague and unprecedented substantive requirements ​on USDA grantees by mandating that grantees follow the Trump ​Administration’s position on issues of social policy, including on issues of race and ‌diversity, ⁠gender identity, and immigration,” the lawsuit said.
  • The Agriculture Department did not respond to a request for comment. Its website says it distributed over $145 billion through 287 programs in FY 2025.
  • Trump has attempted to ​restrict grants and ​federal funds ⁠for nonprofit groups and educational institutions over many issues.
  • These include diversity programs, pro-Palestinian protests against U.S. ally Israel’s assault on ​Gaza, transgender policies and climate programs.
  • Trump has particularly cracked ​down ⁠on diversity programs, arguing they are anti-merit and discriminate against white people and men.
  • Civil rights groups say such programs help marginalized groups like ⁠women, ​the LGBT community and ethnic minorities by ​addressing systemic and generational inequities.
  • Trump has also pursued an aggressive immigration crackdown widely condemned by ​rights groups.

Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Sanjeev Miglani

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