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Trump’s global funding freeze leaves anti-terror programs in limbo

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President Donald Trump put a 90-day pause on foreign aid programs after taking office last month .

The U.S. spends nearly $10 billion annually on foreign security assistance.

Many of the affected programs were designed to respond to national security threats.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

U.S. support helps Kenyan police secure the border with Somalia , counter the threat of IEDs and respond to terrorist attacks.

The funding freeze also has major implications for West Africa , which has become a global hot spot for extremism.

In the coastal nation of Benin , a historically strong democracy menaced by al-Qaeda -linked militants.

The freeze has forced the Iraqi government to suspend the repatriation of families from al-Hol .

The camp in southern Iraq where returnees were being sent for rehabilitation has ceased operations due to lack of funding.

Members of Congress are still in the dark about how the administration is granting exemptions, a congressional aide says.

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