Indian-origin US judge Arun Subramanian has temporarily halted the Trump administration's decision to freeze nearly $10 billion in federal funding for child care and family assistance. This ruling has drawn criticism, with Elon Musk labeling Subramanian "problematic" on X. Subramanian, born in Pennsylvania to Indian immigrants, has a distinguished legal career, including clerking for Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and working as a partner at Susman Godfrey LLP before his federal judgeship nomination by President Biden.