Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Sideline 2,200 USAID Employees
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🔴 UPDATE: February 7, 2025
In a major blow to Trump’s administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Extinction (DOGE), U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) halting the administration’s aggressive move to sideline over 2,200 USAID employees. This ruling comes in response to lawsuits filed by the American Federation of Government Employees and the American Foreign Service Association, both arguing that the Trump administration has no legal authority to dismantle USAID without explicit congressional approval.
The administration had planned to gut USAID by placing the majority of its workforce on administrative leave, leaving only 611 essential personnel out of more than 10,000 employees worldwide. This mass sidelining would have crippled humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and development efforts across the globe, while also compromising U.S. national security interests.
Judge Nichols’ intervention not only halts the immediate damage but could lead to the reinstatement of 500 employees who had already been placed on leave. This legal victory underscores the importance of judicial checks against a regime that is hell-bent on undermining democratic institutions.
Great news! The courts need to get in gear this blitzkrieg attack is overwhelming the system before it can even engage but folks are standing up and pushing back!
They need to start arresting these perpetrators and holding them -while- they figure out what to actually charge.