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A federal judge on Friday said he would order the #Trump admin to halt elements of its attempt to shut down #USAID.

Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee, said after a hearing that he would issue a temporary #RestrainingOrder pausing the imminent administrative leave of 2,200 USAID employees & a plan to withdraw the agency’s overseas workers.

The lawsuit filed was by the largest #union representing #FederalWorkers & the union representing #ForeignService Officers.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/07/us/trump-administration-updates/judge-will-freeze-elements-of-trump-plan-to-shut-down-usaid?smid=url-share

New Administration Highlights: Trump Revokes Biden’s Security Clearance

The New York Times

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Nonilex Feb 7, 2025

The unions had asked the court to block #Trump’s dismantlement of the #aid agency, calling it “#unconstitutional & #illegal” & saying it had “generated a global #HumanitarianCrisis” & threatened American strategic interests.

“Not a single one of defendants’ actions to dismantle #USAID were taken pursuant to congressional authorization,” the lawsuit said. “And pursuant to federal #statute, #Congress is the only entity that may lawfully dismantle the agency.”

#law #nationalism #TrumpCoup