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Allison Walker

USAID Employees Barred From Entering Headquarters Despite Judge Blocking Trump's Purge of Agency

USAID employees were locked out of their headquarters despite a judge blocking Trump’s purge. Taylor Williamson (pictured) was among those impacted and stood outside holding an American flag. (Credit: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta/Roberto Schmidt/AFP/The Independent)

An unprecedented standoff unfolded Monday morning as USAID employees arrived at their Washington, D.C., headquarters—only to be denied entry. Despite a federal judge's ruling temporarily halting President Donald Trump's mass purge of the agency, security officials and federal officers turned away staffers at the door.

The Trump administration confirmed that USAID had been removed from the lease of the building it occupied for decades.

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