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

A federal judge, Carl Nichols, has allowed the Trump administration to proceed with plans to remove thousands of USAID staffers from their positions.
Nichols denied labor groups' request for a preliminary injunction, stating that the unions' challenges must be addressed under federal employment laws.
The Trump administration claims that USAID's operations are wasteful, prompting job cuts and a shutdown of the agency.
Current USAID workers express fear for their safety and uncertainty about their medical care while stationed abroad.

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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.

2 hours ago·Bonn, Germany

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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…

3 hours ago

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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

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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

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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

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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

12 hours ago·Dortmund, Germany

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