Trump administration appointees in charge of the U.S. International Development Agency emailed employees Sunday afternoon, firing 2,000 workers, and thousands of foreigners around the world on paid leave from that night. He said he is directly recruiting service officers and others.
According to a copy of emails obtained by the New York Times, the only exception to leave is those who work with employees who support “Mission Critical Programs,” “Core Leadership,” and “Specially Designated Programs.” is.
According to the email, the appointees running USAID are using a mechanism called “forced reduction” to fire 2,000 U.S.-based employees. The mass shootings are part of a series of layoffs by the Trump administration of agency employees amid extensive efforts to stop almost all US foreign aid using blanket freezes.
The move, a judge said on Friday, would force the Trump administration to fire many agency employees, take paid leave and overseas-based employees to return to the US. I came after I ruled that I could proceed with the plan. Some of those employees say they expect to be fired when they get home.
Judge Carl J. Nichols of the U.S. District Court in Washington was considering the case. It aims to help Trump administration officials enact aid agency layoffs, entrust people with paid leave and promptly returning overseas employees to the country.
Pete Marrocco, the first Trump administration's divisive figure since late January, the State Department political appointee, oversees the dismantling of aid agencies and posts dark conspiracy theories. About USAID, working with our advisor Elon Musk
Earlier this month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he was the new agent manager for the agency, and had appointed Marrocco as his representative.
Sunday email said employees were going to travel quickly to return from abroad by taking “voluntary” routes.
Last week, the appointees who run the agency fired about 400 employees who work as emergency humanitarian contractors. That behavior added to the understanding among many employees that Rubio doesn't actually support such programs.
At the end of last month, Rubio promised that the “life-humanitarian assistance” program could continue. However, the agency's payment system did not work, and the program was barely able to operate. This means that the partner group cannot obtain funds.
Rubio said foreign aid will continue after a 90-day review process, but Marrocco, who oversees foreign aid at the State Department, also hasn't explained the process publicly if there is one.
