A federal court has stopped aspects of the project to eliminate Donald Trump’s International Development (USAID) and put its approximately 2,700 staff on leave.
District Judge Carl Nicholas, who was nominated US president During its first term, the largest government workers union and the legal arguments of the association of foreign services workers were agreed.
He filed a lawsuit to stop Mr Trump’s administration Attempt to close USAIDIt distributes billions of dollars of humanitarian aid worldwide.
About 2,200 USAID employees will be put on salary leave under the administration’s plans, Brett Smmit, a department official, told Judge Nicholas.
“The president has decided that USAID has corruption and fraud,” said Mr Schmidt.
He echoed President Trump’s comments on Friday to spend money from corruption and fraud – a social society – without any evidence – without any evidence.
But the union’s lawyer, Carla Gilbride, argued that the plans are illegal: “The biggest reduction in power, as well as the closure of the offices, the executive authority by violating all those who forcibly migrating these individuals. The separation of the powers. “
Judge Nicholas’ ruling, which is implemented until February 14, prevents Mr Trump’s administration from implementing plans to keep 2,200 US aid workers on salary on Saturday.
It also restores about 500 500 employees who were already felt.
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And after ordering overseas staff to return home within 30 days, USAID deployed outside the United States will be banned from transferring humanitarian workers.
Judge Nicholas will consider a long -term interval request for next week’s scheduled hearing.
But it rejected other requests for reopening USAID buildings from unions and restoring funds for agency grants and contracts.
Immediately to the opening. Later, Mr Trump ordered all US foreign aid to ensure that he was associated with his “US First” policy.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio It insists that the government will continue to provide foreign aid, “but it is about to be foreign aid that is understood and is associated with our national interest.”
Friday’s order is The latest blow in courts For the Trump administration.
Judges have temporarily dedicated other controversial policies, which also offers financial privileges to resign a federal workers and if their parents are in the country illegally, everyone born in the United States is Another American citizenship for the end.
