Trump’s administration puts thousands of workers on leave, reducing US jobs at a foreign help agency
Trump’s administration announced on Sunday that all only a part of employees in the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on leave around the world and eliminates at least 1,600 business with headquarters in the US.
It was the latest and one of the biggest steps according to what President Donald Trump and the reduction of allies of the Allies Elon Musk say that their goal is to ordain a six -time assistance agency for help and development in a wide campaign in a wide campaign to reduce the size of the Federal Government.
The move comes after the federal judge allowed the administration forward on Friday to move forward with his plan to draw thousands of workers USAIDs in the United States and around the world. American District Judge Carl Nichols, Trump’s named, refused the petitions in the employee litigation to temporarily block the government plan.
“From 23:59 ET on Sunday, February 2, 2025, all staff of directly rented USAIDs, with the exception of a particular staff responsible for critical functions, fundamental leadership and/or specially specific programs, will be placed on administrative leave globally, “According to the notifications sent to USAID workers examined by Associated Press.
At the same time, the agency said in the staff notices that the reduction began in force that would eliminate 2,000 businesses based in the US. The notification version posted later on the USAID website has set up a number of positions that will be removed lower to 1,600.
The administration did not explain the deviation. USAID and State Department did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
The cuts mean that many employees based in Washington will be placed on the leave soon to remove their positions.
Trump’s appointed USAID, Deputy Administrator Pete Marocco, indicated that in the meantime he plans to retain about 600 mostly staff with headquarters in the US, in part to arrange trips for employees and family of USAIDs abroad.
This move escalates several months of pressure to remove the agency, which included the closure of the headquarters in Washington and the exclusion of thousands of help and development programs around the world after freezing all sides of all sides. The judge later temporarily blocked the freezing of the funds. Trump and Musk claim that the work of USAID is a wasteful and further liberal plan.
While now leaves much of its global influence of ‘soft power’ trying to close agencies like USAIDs, countries like Canada adjust as they provide foreign help. Nacional is looking for a foreign help expert Kate Higgins and an analyst of the global strategy of Noam Unger to explain that reducing assistance can destabilize the world and worsen the humanitarian disasters.
Laws of the Government Workers Union, the contractor of the USAID others say that the administration lacks constitutional powers to remove independent agencies or congress programs without the approval of the MP.
The efforts of Trump administration increase decades of American policies that help and develop development abroad with national safety by stabilizing regions and economies and the construction of an alliance.
Following and leaves come on hundreds of works at USAID who received letters of breaking without a name in the last week, according to a copy that AB watched.
The administration of Donald Trump set up a 90-day freezing on most US foreign assistance, managed by the US International Development Agency (USAID). This plan affects countless organizations, including some located in Quebec and the rest of Canada.
The blanket of nature of a letter about USAIDs to the performers, excluding the names or positions of those who receive them could make it difficult for the dismissed workers to receive unemployed fees, workers noted.
A different judge in the second lawsuit related to USAID said last week that the administration continued to deny the foreign help, despite its order temporarily blocked the freezing of funds and had to renew funds in programs around the world.
A separate verdict from Nichols on Friday also cleaned the way that the administration began an hour within a planned period of 30 days for USAID employees and their families to return home if they wanted their travel to pay the Government.
Nichols, who was nominated Trump in 2018 for serving in Columbia County, said he was satisfied with the persuasion of the administration that workers abroad would be allowed to stay at their business while on leave after 30 days, even if they decided to stay in abroad.
Foreign employees fear that constant problems with the flow of financing and the crowds of most staff will make it difficult for a safe and neat return, especially those with children at school, house for sale and sick family members.
The USAID notification Sunday announced that it was “dedicated to keeping its foreign staff” and undertaken that she would not cut off staff abroad from agency systems and other support.
