The Trump administration has said that the USAD is wasting money and needs to be in harmony with the president’s policy priorities.
Foreign Secretary Marco Rubio added that the United States is “not turning away from foreign aid”.
Thursday was filed Thursday by the American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) and the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). This is the first legal action on Trump’s actions to cut USAID.
In addition to Trump, the purpose of the legalism is to aimed at the US Department of State, USAID, Treasury, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Basant.
The legislature is of the view that the president is violating the constitution and the federal law in an attempt to abolish the agency.
The legal action states that “none of the defendants’ move to abolish USAID was taken according to Congress permission.”
“And according to the federal law, Congress is the only institution that can legally abolish the agency.”
It has demanded to appoint an independent USAID’s acting director, USAID buildings should be reopened for employees, restored USAID website, restore grants and contracts To do, and to remove the staff must withdraw the notices.
He has asked a judge to immediately stop the implementation of the “Gut” USAID project, which has been presented by the Note Note Elon Musk, therefore resumes for programs aid Due to urgent need.
“These measures have created a global humanitarian crisis by suddenly stopping the important work of USAID employees, grants and contractors. They have costs thousands of US jobs, and they have costs thousands of US jobs. The US has affected the interests of national security. “
This comes when thousands of USAID workers are expected to be on administrative departure from Friday night.
On Wednesday, Rubio defended Trump’s actions against USAID and told about 200 agency workers in Guatemala that the United States does not intend to stop distributing aid to foreign countries. But he said the programs should be compatible with US priorities.
“The United States is not going away with foreign aid,” Rubio said, “We will continue to provide foreign aid and will be involved in the programs, but it will have to be in the programs that we defense. Can. ” The BBC was acquired by CBS News.
“It must be a program that we can explain. It should be a program that we can justify. Otherwise, we endanger foreign aid.”
