The judge said that the administration had not been in accordance with the previous orders that the funds are not to be described.
A federal judge ordered the administration of the American president Donald Trump to pay foreign assistance funds to entrepreneurs and recipients of granting by the end of Wednesday.
The ordinance marks the third time that the judge in the case, Amir Ali, ruled that officials had to release frozen funds after Trump ordered a 90 -day break throughout the foreign aid.
In Tuesday’s decision, judge Ali noted that there was no indication that the administration took measures to comply with its previous orders.
The complainants of the trial – who include non -profit organizations and companies with government contracts – have argued that they should have to close their organizations if the funds contained are not paid.
They also allege that the administration has violated the federal law and the constitution of the United States by refusing to pay the funds, which were allocated by the Congress.
The complaint also stresses that the dismantling of the American Agency for International Development (USAID) could arise against the constitutional separation of powers, since the Congress created the Independent Agency in 1961.
The court order applies to payments for the work carried out before February 13, when the judge rendered the previous temporary prohibition order.
USAID said on Sunday that all its staff, with the exception of certain essential workers, would be set up administrative leave From Sunday. In addition, 1,600 positions were eliminated.
“Persons affected will receive specific notifications on February 23, 2025, with other instructions and information on their advantages and rights,” said a notice from the Trump administration the next day.
Directed by the Department of Efficiency of the Government (DOGE) of the billionaire of Elon Musk technology, the Trump administration has moved to dismantle the agency.
Musk – who called USAID a “criminal organization” and a “nest of radical Marxists vipers who hate America” ​​- said the agency compete with waste and fraud And continues an ideological program.
Former USAID officials and humanitarian workers condemned Trump’s decision, warning that the disappearance of the aid agency harm the millions of vulnerable people in the world and to weaken American soft power.
“Eliminate the unique response capacities of crisis experts who help contain epidemics of diseases, stabilize inappropriate populations – a stupid and frankly at short risk and frankly,” wrote Marcia Wong, former assistant assistant for humanitarian assistance USAID Multimedia Platform X.
Last week, a judge also paved the way for the Trump administration to advance their plans to recall thousands of USAID staff abroad within 30 days.
“For staff abroad, the USAID intends to a voluntary return travel program and funded by agencies and other advantages,” said the USAID website in its opinion.
“USAID is committed to ensuring the safety of its staff abroad. Until their return home, the staff will keep access to agency systems and diplomatic and other resources. In the coming week, we will provide details on how to recover personal objects from the former workspaces of the USAID and the devices issued by the government of USAID. »»
