Judge grants TRO against Trump order putting USAID funds on hold
U.S. files NOTICE of Correction
A US federal judge in Washington, D.C. on Friday granted a temporary restraining order, halting the Trump administration’s attempt to sideline nearly 2,700 US Agency for International Development (USAID) employees by placing them on paid leave and recalling most of those stationed abroad. The ruling delivers a significant setback to the president’s push to curtail US foreign aid and align it with his “America First” agenda.
Friday’s decision comes a day after the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees filed a federal lawsuit in the District of Columbia. They urged the court to strike down what they described as “a series of unconstitutional and illegal actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration that have systematically dismantled” USAID without congressional approval. The case landed before Judge Carl J. Nichols, a Trump appointee from 2019, who granted the injunction, citing the “irreparable” harm employees would face if stripped of critical government support such as communications, payment, and security while operating in high-risk environments.
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