AND In the center of Washington, DCThe Ronald Reagan building will undergo a dramatic shift because the US customs and border protection (CBP) takes over the long -standing headquarters of the International Development Agency (USAID), confirmed Fox News Digital.
“CBP has signed a license to occupy about 390,000 uses square meters in the USAID Tower,” CBP spokesman told Fox News Digital.
The news, originally reported by Politico comes after the federal judge refused to retain a temporary block that prevented President Donald Trump From the removal of all, except for a small number of employees of USAIDs, the cleaning of the path that the administration continues its dramatic reduction in federal departments, according to the Associated Press report.
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Flowers and a sign were placed outside the headquarters of the US Agency for International Development, February 7, 2025 in Washington, DC (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
USAID, a decade, an old foreign assistance agency was one of the first targets to reduce the new administration, launching a lawsuit filed by unions representing federal workers in an attempt to block release.
The lawsuit accused Trump’s administration of stopping medical evacuation for USAID employees and family members abroad and cut off by emergency contractors, at the same time challenging the constitutionality of a rapid reduction in the administration, which he claims to require the approval of the Congress.
“Currently, the agency still stands,” wrote US District Judge Carl Nichols in the verdict. “And so alleged injuries to which prosecutors rely on seeking and helpful relief basically from the existing working relationships of their members with USAIDs.”
US Agency for International Development Headquarters after workers removed their sign on February 7, 2025. In Washington, DC (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)
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With a drastic decrease in staff and the loss of a long -standing seat, questions about the future of the USAIDs of his mission. Earlier this month, State Department He announced that State Secretary Marco Rubio was appointed acting administrator for the Agency’s Administrator with respect to the possible reorganization of his activities in the State Department.
Protesters gather in front of USAID building 3 February 2025. In Washington, DC (Pete Kiehart for Washington Post via Getty Images)
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“The International Development Agency of the United States (USAID) has long deviated from its original mission to the responsible progress of American interests abroad, and now it is clear that significant parts of USAID financing are not aligned with the fundamental national interests of the United States,” State Department said in a statement. “While we evaluate USAID and ensure that it is in harmonization with the American first program and the efforts of a state department, we will continue to protect the interests of the American people and ensure that their tax dollars are not lost.”
