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From the Washington Examiner: A federal judge on Friday issued a limited order shielding 2,200 U.S. Agency for International Development employees from being placed on leave or abruptly relocated but stopped short of blocking the Trump administration’s broader overhaul of the agency.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, an appointee of President Donald Trump, said he would enter a “very limited” restraining order in response to a lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and the American Foreign Service Association, which argued that the administration’s actions violated federal law and threatened global humanitarian efforts. Nichols said he will decide later tonight as to whether an additional 500 agency staff already on leave would remain there or be reinstated.
The ruling temporarily halts the forced leave and relocations of the USAID personnel who were part of the suit, but it does not fully block Trump’s executive order pausing U.S. foreign aid or the administration’s plans to restructure the agency.
While Nichols’s order provides temporary relief for thousands of employees, the decision leaves intact much of the administration’s plan, which aimed to downsize dramatically the federal agency that previously staffed over 10,000 personnel.
BREAKING: A federal judge just temporarily blocked President Trump from putting 2,200 USAID workers on leave.
The judge was asked to order the Trump administration “to immediately cease actions to shut down USAID’s operations,” but he gave a “very limited” order. So, at least… pic.twitter.com/MwQqk7USqv
— George (@BehizyTweets) February 7, 2025
BREAKING: Judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave. https://t.co/gq8BUQTF4c
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 7, 2025
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