Minnesota agencies, nonprofits, local governments and health care organizations were all scrambling Tuesday to understand the ramifications of a national federal assistance freeze before it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge.

The unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to temporarily freeze federal funding already approved by Congress threatens up to $1.9 billion in monthly funding in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said.

State leaders in Minnesota, including Gov. Tim Walz, addressed President Trump's federal funding freeze​ Tuesday afternoon, calling the move "unprecedented" and "illegal."