Published 1 day ago • loading... • Updated 3 hours ago

Judge clears way for Trump administration to pull thousands of USAID staffers off the job

The ruling permits the administration to implement a 30-day deadline for USAID workers abroad to return to the U.S. At government expense.
The lawsuit filed by unions alleges the Trump administration is unlawfully dismantling USAID without congressional approval, including jeopardizing emergency medical evacuations for staff.
The judge rejected unions' efforts to stop the cuts, stating that they failed to prove irreparable harm from losing staffers, according to Nichols' ruling.

Insights by Ground AI

Does this summary seem wrong?

121 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

Deutsche Welle

US judges allow USID discharges

Development aid does not match the priorities of the Trump administration. It takes drastic measures against the USID authority - and receives legal confirmation.

3 hours ago·Bonn, Germany

Read Full Article

Politico

Judge lets Trump administration proceed with mass recall of USAID workers overseas

A federal judge has given the Trump administration the green light to proceed with its plan to put thousands of workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave, including hundreds of people stationed overseas. In a ruling Friday, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, an appointee of President Donald Trump, ended the hold he put on the plan two weeks ago. Nichols said initial claims that the recall could put USAID staffers and their…

4 hours ago

Read Full Article

newsaddicts.com

Federal Judge Allows Trump to Purge USAID Staffers - News Addicts

A federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to place staffers at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on leave as well as recall many employees from around the world. According to The Hill, US District Judge Carl Nichols removed his temporary pause order that had halted the purge of USAID […] The post Federal Judge Allows Trump to Purge USAID Staffers appeared first on News Addicts.

9 hours ago

Read Full Article

Business Insider

Judge gives Trump the go-ahead to continue putting USAID employees on leave

A USAID sign seen on a container in Manila, Philippines. USAID provides assistance to countries around the world.JAM STA ROSA/AFP via Getty ImagesIn a Friday ruling Judge Carl Nichols allowed President Donald Trump to resume putting USAID employees on leave.Nichols reversed a prior order halting the plans, saying the plaintiffs "overstated" the need for intervention.USAID workers may still prevail as the case progresses, but the agency is left g…

12 hours ago·United States

Read Full Article

The Siasat Daily

Judge allows Trump admin to cut thousands of USAID jobs

Washington: A federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to pull thousands of US Agency for International Development staffers off the job. US District Judge Carl Nichols on Friday removed his temporary block on the effort to remove all but a small fraction of USAID staffers from their posts and give those abroad a 30-day deadline to move back to the US at government expense. His ruling comes in a lawsuit filed by unions on b…

12 hours ago

Read Full Article

Welt

Judge allows USAID breakup to proceed – INTELLI.NEWS

There is a wave of lawsuits against Donald Trump's clear-cutting of the US state apparatus. In some cases it has been stopped at least temporarily - in others it is being given free rein. Source

13 hours ago·Dortmund, Germany

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year