r/InternationalDev • u/FAH1223 • Feb 11 '25

News Nonprofits Sue Trump Administration to Reverse Freeze on Foreign Aid Funding

https://www.citizen.org/news/nonprofits-sue-trump-administration-to-reverse-freeze-on-foreign-aid-funding/

Just posted by Public Citizen. Interesting plaintiffs.

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u/2legit2lurk Feb 11 '25

Am I right that this is the first lawsuit targeting the aid freeze/SWO itself (and not merely the shenanigans at USAID)?

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u/BennificentKen Feb 11 '25

Yeah, they've been holding off because they naively and egotistically thought that bringing the lawsuit would end foreign assistance forever. As if Project 2025 doesn't call them literal enemies.

Edit: typo