{"id":2410537,"date":"2025-03-06T14:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-wont-block-trumps-mass-termination-of-usaid-contractors-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T14:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T19:15:35","slug":"judge-wont-block-trumps-mass-termination-of-usaid-contractors-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-wont-block-trumps-mass-termination-of-usaid-contractors-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge won\u2019t block Trump\u2019s mass termination of USAID contractors &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-wont-block-trumps-mass-termination-of-usaid-contractors-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2410537&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal \u200cjudge,\u2064 Carl Nichols, has ruled that \u2064the Trump governance can proceed with the termination \u2062of approximately 800 USAID contractors as part \u2064of \u200cits efforts to restructure the agency.This \u2063decision came after the \u2064contractors failed to demonstrate that their terminations would cause irreparable harm, resulting \u200din \u200dthe denial of their request\u200b for emergency relief. The firings had begun\u2062 on\u2063 February 19 \u200cand \u200binvolved contractors in\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/w-h-o-demands-16-billion-in-cash-from-wealthy-countries-to-fight-coronavirus\/\" title=\"W.H.O. Demands  Billion in Cash from &#039;Wealthy Countries&#039; to Fight Coronavirus\">higher-income countries<\/a>\u2062 such as the U.S., Moldova, and \u200cThailand, deemed inconsistent with USAID\u2019s mission to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">assist lower-income nations<\/a>. The judge\u2062 noted that financial compensation could remedy the hardships faced by \u200cthese\u2063 workers. The ruling\u200c aligns with broader efforts by the \u2062Trump administration \u2063to \u2064revamp USAID,\u200b a push supported by Elon Musk, even though \u2063his specific \u2063involvement is unclear.\u200d This decision\u200d follows a \u2064recent \u200ctemporary \u2062setback for Trump regarding a separate case involving $2 billion in frozen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-trump-from-axing-foreign-aid-contracts-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Judge blocks ... from axing foreign aid ... - Washington Examiner\">foreign aid contracts<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge won&rsquo;t block Trump&rsquo;s mass termination of USAID contractors<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2028963\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge on Thursday allowed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump administration<\/a> to proceed with the termination of nearly 800 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/usaid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">United States Agency for International Development<\/a> contractors, a key step in its broader effort to dismantle the agency.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, appointed by President Donald Trump, ruled that the contractors failed to prove their firings constituted irreparable harm, denying their request for emergency relief. The ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3314571\/federal-judge-shields-2200-usaid-employees-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">follows<\/a> Nichols&rsquo;s earlier decision against a USAID union seeking to block the termination of more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3327768\/trump-administration-firing-2000-usaid-employees-after-judge-paves-way-for-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2,000 direct-hire employees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3339199\/trump-sets-the-record-straight-on-why-he-thanked-roberts-at-joint-address\/\">Trump sets the record straight on why he thanked Roberts at joint address<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3338099\/alito-stunned-supreme-court-reject-trump-aid-freeze\/\">Alito &#8216;stunned&#8217; after Supreme Court rejection of Trump foreign aid freeze<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3337771\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-foreign-aid-freeze\/\">Supreme Court rejects Trump on USAID foreign aid freeze<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hundreds of people gathered near the Capitol to protest the dismantling of USAID, the international agency charged with dispensing humanitarian aid around the world on behalf of the U.S. (Graeme Jennings \/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to USAID Deputy Administrator Peter Marocco, 791 contractors in &ldquo;high- and middle-income countries&rdquo; such as the U.S., Moldova, and Thailand were let go. Marocco stated their contracts were inconsistent with USAID&rsquo;s mission to aid lower-income nations, and terminations began on Feb. 19.<\/p>\n<p>Attorney Carolyn Shapiro, representing the contractors, argued that many overseas workers faced significant hardship, including those with medical conditions, who had less than a month to relocate. Nichols, however, determined that such injuries could be remedied through financial compensation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/hundreds-of-usaid-contractors-face-chopping-block-as-federal-judge-oks-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to <em>Courthouse News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Department attorney Michael Clendenen defended the firings, noting that unlike USAID employees placed on paid leave, the contractors had no statutory protections.<\/p>\n<p>The decision is part of Trump&rsquo;s broader push to restructure USAID, an effort championed by Elon Musk through the Department of Government Efficiency. Though Musk&rsquo;s exact role remains unclear, he has boasted of dismantling USAID on social media.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump gets win on firing USAID contractors after temporary Supreme Court setback<\/h2>\n<p>Nichols&rsquo;s favorable ruling for the administration follows developments in a separate case that was briefly before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a>, this one surrounding $2 billion for foreign aid contracts that Trump is seeking to claw back even though much of the contractors&rsquo; work pertaining to those grants has already been performed.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3338099\/alito-stunned-supreme-court-reject-trump-aid-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ALITO &lsquo;STUNNED&rsquo; AFTER SUPREME COURT REJECTION OF TRUMP FOREIGN AID FREEZE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The justices on Wednesday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3337771\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-foreign-aid-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">narrowly upheld<\/a> U.S. District Judge Amir Ali&rsquo;s order requiring the administration to disburse $2 billion in frozen foreign aid, dealing a temporary blow to Trump&rsquo;s broader agenda. The terms of compliance with the lower court&rsquo;s order will be meted out in a Thursday afternoon hearing.<\/p>\n<p>The funding dispute could again be raised by the justices. Four of them have signaled potential interest in granting a hearing on the merits after Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/samuel-alito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Samuel Alito<\/a>&lsquo;s fiery dissent, depending on the outcome of a preliminary injunction hearing in Ali&rsquo;s court.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2028963\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2028963\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge permits Trump to terminate nearly 800 USAID contractors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2410538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USAID-PROTEST-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[10359,36794,3634,16381,32076],"class_list":["post-2410537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-contractors","tag-legal-ruling","tag-trump","tag-usaid","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/USAID-PROTEST-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2410537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2410541,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2410537\/revisions\/2410541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2410538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2410537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2410537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2410537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}