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Trump administration targets dozens of senior USAID staff after aid freeze

  • The Trump administration has placed about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development on administrative leave after a freeze on U.S. aid worldwide.
  • Officials received a memo stating they were on leave effective immediately without a reason, but must remain available for work if directed.
  • The administration's actions threaten billions of dollars in life-saving aid, which the U.S. provided 42 percent of all humanitarian aid tracked by the United Nations in 2024.
  • Former USAID official Francisco Bencosme described the situation as a 'Monday afternoon massacre' and warned it undermines national security.
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Career employees are sent on leave, who hold leadership positions in almost all USAID bureaus located in Washington.

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regionalmedianews.com broke the news in on Monday, January 27, 2025.
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