A federal court in the District of Columbia has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily resume U.S. aid to other countries, which it had previously suspended. This is stated in a ruling published on February 13 in the court’s electronic database.
As Judge Amir Ali emphasized in the document, the Washington administration has not yet provided a comprehensive explanation of “why a comprehensive halt to all congressionally approved foreign aid was necessary to conduct reviews of these programs.” According to the ruling, the U.S. authorities should lift the aid ban during the trial in this court in order to avoid “exacerbating the enormous harm already caused.” We are talking about damage to various American organizations and companies associated with the U.S. providing aid to other countries.
A lawsuit against the Trump administration was filed earlier this week by a group of human rights organizations, trade and industry associations, and contractors. They are demanding that the foreign aid freeze be completely lifted. The plaintiffs emphasize that the measures taken by the Trump administration have caused them serious harm.
On the night of January 25, Politico reported that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered an immediate 90-day suspension of funding for almost all foreign aid programs.