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Today, the US District Court in the District of Columbia stated it will issue a temporary restraining order regarding various aspects of the Trump administration’s attempt to shutter the operations of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).

The ruling came in as the Trump admnistration was seeking to place more than 2200 US AID workers on leave and in response to a legal challenge filed by Democracy Forward and Public Citizen Litigation Group, on behalf of the American Foreign Service Association and Amerian Federation Government Employees. The government employee unions filed a lawsuit yesterday against Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Scott Bassent, the USAID, the State Department and the Department of Treasury for shutting down USAID, potenetialy triggering a series of global humanitarian crises.

“Again today, a federal court has had to step in and halt the Trump administration’s chaotic actions that undermine our nation’s stability and undercut our nation’s leadership in the world.  The Trump administration’s attack on USAID is part of a coordinated campaign to undermine the will of Congress and isolate America in the world,” said Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward.  “While we are disappointed that it takes resorting to litigation to protect the security and Americans at home and abroad, we are pleased that our suit will halt the attempt to place more than 2200 USAID workers on administration leave this evening.”