The U.S. federal court has blocked the Trump administration from taking further steps to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
In a Tuesday ruling, Judge Theodore Chuang said the effort to shut down the agency likely violates the U.S. Constitution “in several ways.”
Chuang ordered that access to computers and payroll systems be restored to USAID employees, including those on leave.
The judge also ruled that the firing of USAID employees must be halted but did not order the reinstatement of employees previously on leave.
The ruling was made in a lawsuit filed on behalf of 26 unnamed USAID employees.
