Federal Judge Orders USAID Reinstatement Amid Trump Admin's Efforts to Shut Down Agency
A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the Trump administration's efforts to shut down USAID were likely unconstitutional, ordering its reinstatement of functions. The judge deemed the effort to shutter the agency to be unlikely to be constitutional.
A federal judge in Maryland has ruled that the Trump administration's efforts to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were likely unconstitutional and has ordered its reinstatement of functions. The judge found that the effort to shutter the agency was likely a pretext for targeting specific political opponents, which is prohibited by law. As a result, USAID will be reinstated with its previously authorized functions intact. The ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed by an advocacy group.
