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Federal Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday Trump administration It could win the Trump administration by cutting it to about $2 billion in foreign aid payments in months after President Donald Trump tried to tear down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
A judge in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Circuit in Washington, D.C. ruled 2-1 to rule a lower court ruling that ordered the Trump administration to resume payments of nearly $2 billion in USAID funds previously approved by Congress.
Justice Karen L. Henderson, whom Bush appointed, said the plaintiff lacked legal status to sue the Trump administration’s decision to withhold funds.
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On February 1, 2025, the US flag and the US flag flag of Washington, DC flew out of the US Agency for International Development building in Washington, DC, USA. (Reuters/Annabelle Gordon)
She said the plaintiff “will not make an independent constitutional claim if the alleged violation and claim that the authorities are legal.” Justice Greg Katsas, a Trump-appointed person, joined the majority.
She added: “The recipient also has no cause of action under the APA, as APA review is excluded from the Water Storage Control Act (ICA).
“The recipients are not allowed to reframe the fundamental statutory dispute as claimed by Ultra Vires. Instead, the Auditor General may file a lawsuit, authorized by the ICA. ”
This decision is Trump’s victory. Move to demolish the US Agency for International Development After his second White House tenure, other foreign spending was almost instant.
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The decision sparked anger among foreign aid organizations and other aid recipients who promptly sued the frozen payments and believed their swift removal of dangerous hazards was “direct and irreparable”.
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