Trump Plan to Put USAID Employees on Leave Blocked by Judge

Feb. 8, 2025, 12:25 AM UTC

A federal judge said he would pause the Trump administration’s plans to place 2,200 U.S. Agency for International Development workers on leave, an attorney for the workers said Friday.

Judge Carl J. Nichols granted a request for a temporary restraining order from unions representing the workers.

The order also temporarily suspends efforts to recall USAID staff from overseas, the American Foreign Service Association, a plaintiff, said in a statement.

“This development provides short-term relief as we continue to pursue litigation,” the group said in a statement posted online.

The unions sued Thursday in the US District Court for the District ...

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