President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration will cancel nearly $1 billion in previously approved congressional spending through a rare pocket rescission at the end of the fiscal year.

The White House Office of Management and Budget described the cuts as eliminating the most harmful government spending. The bulk of the reductions hit Health and Human Services programs that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors, along with a Department of Education program for migrant students.

Additional targets include a Department of Justice office focused on racial tensions, a business-development initiative for minority entrepreneurs, housing counseling services from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and various Health and Human Services grants the administration labeled outright harmful and ideological.

Administration officials pointed to the dramatic decline in illegal border crossings as clear evidence that the immigrant-related funds are no longer justified. The rescission fits the broader Trump agenda of stripping out programs that advance progressive priorities and redirecting taxpayer dollars toward core American interests.

With only five days left in the fiscal year and Congress out of session, the timing sharply limits lawmakers’ ability to review or block the cuts under the normal 45-day process. Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins criticized the lack of prior consultation and said she would work with colleagues to respond.

The action marks a decisive use of executive authority to reclaim federal resources from initiatives the administration views as unnecessary or counterproductive now that border conditions have improved.