The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has removed an explicit ban on "segregated facilities" like waiting rooms, restaurants and drinking fountains for federal contractors, a memo issued ...

In February 2025, an audacious and controversial decision emerged from the Trump administration ... federal contractors from maintaining segregated facilities. This provision had been entrenched ...

The Trump administration has announced the federal government ... The big picture: The Civil Rights Act of 1964, as well as many state laws, still makes segregated facilities illegal in all businesses ...

Trump Administration Removes Ban on 'Segregated Facilities' in Federal Contracts ... The 1965 action aimed to end discriminatory practices in hiring and employment on the part of U.S. government ...