A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration's controversial plan to put over 2,000 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on paid leave. This move comes amid growing criticism over the administration's attempts to dismantle the agency and redirect its funding. The administration argues that the agency is wasteful and inefficient, but critics contend that it plays a vital role in providing humanitarian assistance and promoting development around the world.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from putting over 2,000 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) on paid leave. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, agreed with two federal employee associations in pausing the administration's plans to put USAID employees on paid leave. According to the federal worker's associations, Trump lacks the authority to take the 60-year-old agency apart.
On Truth Social, Trump posted 'There is nothing they can do about it' and that the money that the agency spends 'is totally unexplainable'. At the Washington headquarters, the agency's name was taken down from the building as well as covered with duct tape on a sign outside the building. A flag was also taken down. The Department of Government Efficiency has been targeting USAID, with Elon Musk pushing for this budget cutting in his challenge of bringing down federal government spending. The administration told remaining USAID officials on Thursday afternoon that it planned to exempt 297 employees from global leave and furloughs ordered for at least 8,000 staffers and contractors, according to USAID staffers and officials. Late that night, a new list was finalized of 611 employees to remain on the job, many of them to manage the return home of thousands of staffers, contractors, and their families abroad, the officials said. Justice Department lawyer, Brett Shumate, confirmed the 611 figure in court. Some of the remaining staffers and contractors, along with an unknown number of 5,000 locally hired employees abroad, would run the few life-saving programs that the administration says it intends to keep going for now.The administration earlier this week gave almost all USAID staffers posted overseas 30 days, starting Friday, to return to the U.S., with the government paying for their travel and moving costs. Diplomats at embassies asked for waivers allowing more time for some, including families forced to pull their children out of schools midyear. In a notice posted on the USAID website late Thursday, the agency clarified that none of the overseas personnel put on leave would be forced to leave the country where they work. But it said that workers who chose to stay longer than 30 days might have to cover their expenses unless they received a specific hardship waiver
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