Two government unions representing U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers sued the Trump administration on Thursday, alleging that the overhaul of the agency is “unconstitutional and illegal.”
The suit, filed by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees, accuses President Donald Trump of creating a global crisis through his actions to pause certain USAID programs. The suit comes after a post on the agency’s website on Tuesday announced that nearly all of its employees would be placed on leave as the administration evaluates how taxpayer dollars are being spent.
“These actions have generated a global humanitarian crisis by abruptly halting the crucial work of USAID employees, grantees, and contractors. They have cost thousands of American jobs. And they have imperiled U.S. national security interests,”…
