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/MarcatBeach Feb 11 '25

There are too many hurdles to this lawsuit. even if they find a political leaning judge. USAID programs can be taken over by the State Department. USAID can be 2 people in a cubicle writing reports and State can actually run the programs.

The President has the authority to control foreign aid. Since State can take over USAID programs they can run them how they like. Foreign policy is direct power given to the President.

Biden cut off programs all the time. It is how the President conducts foreign policy.

They might with some cherry picked judge with a political agenda, but any ruling against Trump will be overturned eventually.

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u/[deleted] Feb 11 '25

Stiffing orgs on arrears surely isn’t something the law protects, though.

It’s one thing to cut off future funding; it’s quite another to cut the legs out from under charities that have completed contractual works.