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| US judge halts USAID shutdown | US judge halts USAID shutdown |
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| A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from taking any further steps to shut down the US Agency for International Development (USAID) | |
| In a ruling Tuesday, Judge Theodore Chuang said the efforts, led by Trump ally Elon Musk's Department for Government Efficiency (Doge), likely violated the US constitution "in multiple ways". | In a ruling Tuesday, Judge Theodore Chuang said the efforts, led by Trump ally Elon Musk's Department for Government Efficiency (Doge), likely violated the US constitution "in multiple ways". |
| Chuang ordered Doge to restore access to USAID's computer and payment systems for employees, including those who were placed on leave. | Chuang ordered Doge to restore access to USAID's computer and payment systems for employees, including those who were placed on leave. |
| The judge also ruled that termination of USAID employees should stop, but did not order the reinstating of employees previously placed on leave. | The judge also ruled that termination of USAID employees should stop, but did not order the reinstating of employees previously placed on leave. |
| The ruling came in a case brought on behalf of 26 unnamed USAID employees who allege in court filings that Musk is following "a predictable and reckless slash-and-burn pattern" in dismantling US government departments. | |
| In a complaint filed on 13 February, lawyers for the employees argued that Musk's power is illegitimate and asked for Doge's activities to be halted and reversed. | |
| The ruling is the latest legal setback for the Trump administration. On Monday, another federal judge ordered a halt to the deportation of alleged Venezuelan gang members. | |
| The judge in that case questioned Department of Justice lawyers about why his order, issued when several deportation flights were in the air, was not immediately implemented and followed. | |
| President Trump called for the impeachment of the judge in that case, which prompted a rare rebuke from the chief justice of the US Supreme Court. |