A federal judge on Tuesday ordered an immediate stop by Elon Musk’s Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) to shut down the main US aid agency.
District Court Judge Theodore Chuang said that the disintegration of Musk & Dogi’s US Agency for International Development (USAID) “violated the United States Constitution in many ways.”
Chuang gave his verdict in response to a trial brought by the current and former USAID employees and contractors, which challenges the legal rights of the billionaire tapped by President Donald Trump to reduce the expenses and jobs of the federal government.
He argued that under the section of appointments of the US Constitution, Kasturi needed to confirm by the Senate to exercise its authority.
The judge agreed that by allowing Kasturi to continue the heavy power on the government, “would open the door for an end-by-the clause” and reduce it “nothing more than technical formalities”.
Chuang said that the works of Musk and Dogi violated the Congress’ authority when and how to shut down USAID, where most of the workers have been on leave or fired since January. The agency was formed by the Congress in 1961.
State Secretary Marco Rubio said last week that the United States was canceling 83 percent of the programs in USAID, which distributes humanitarian aid worldwide with health and emergency programs in about 120 countries.
The judge’s decision was the latest legal setback for Trump’s cost cut and reduction in government employees. Another judge recently ordered thousands of probationary workers in several agencies to be re -organized, who were fired by Musk’s Dogi.
Chuang ordered access to email and other electronic systems to be restored to current USAID employees and contractors.
He said that the agency should be allowed to rebuild its Washington headquarters until the court confirms the acting administrator of the USAID or any other authorized officer of the United States that the building is permanently shutting down.
Trump signed an executive order in January, seeking a freeze on all US foreign aids to allow time to assess foreign expenses.
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