More than 2,000 employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) were fired, while thousands more were reported to have been placed on “administrative leave.”
Staffers received notices informing them that “as of 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025,” all USAID employees would be “placed on administrative leave globally,” except for employees “responsible for mission-critical functions” and “core leadership,” according to the Associated Press (AP).
Employees were also notified that USAID “was beginning a reduction in force that would eliminate 2,000 U.S.-based jobs,” however this was later changed in another notice to 1,600 employees reportedly having their jobs affected, according to the outlet.
The layoffs of thousands of employees from USAID come after a Trump-appointed judge ruled that if the Trump administration “deems it…
