{"id":34673,"date":"2025-02-28T17:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/fired-me-illegally-emotional-ex-usaid-employees-leave-building-with-belongings-after-mass-layoffs\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T17:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T17:07:35","slug":"fired-me-illegally-emotional-ex-usaid-employees-leave-building-with-belongings-after-mass-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/28\/fired-me-illegally-emotional-ex-usaid-employees-leave-building-with-belongings-after-mass-layoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Fired me illegally’: Emotional ex-USAID employees leave building with belongings after mass layoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees were seen collecting their belongings and exiting the federal building a final time following a slew of layoffs<\/a>, video obtained by Fox News Digital showed.<\/p>\n

Dozens of individuals gathered outside the USAID building<\/a> in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to support the ex-USAID employees who were recently placed on leave, holding signs that read “you’re not the federal worker that should be fired” and “make America compassionate again.”<\/p>\n

The ex-USAID employees were met by supporters outside protesting the layoffs, carrying their belongings and flowers as they left the building together in a line.<\/p>\n

“DOGE fired me illegally, and all I got was this stupid sign,” one employee’s poster read.<\/p>\n

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CUTTING 90% OF USAID FOREIGN AID CONTRACTS, DOCUMENTS SHOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Workers and supporters were seen getting emotional as the former employees left the building, images captured by Fox News Digital showed.<\/p>\n

The slew of layoffs came after the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk<\/a>, conducted a sweep of the agency and recommended cuts after identifying “wasteful” spending on programs and initiatives around the world.<\/p>\n

Following the DOGE probe, the Trump administration<\/u><\/a> placed nearly 1,600 USAID employees on administrative leave globally on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Those fired or placed on administrative leave were given two days, Thursday and Friday, to enter the building and collect their belongings, according to instructions from USAID.<\/p>\n

Employees were given about 15 minutes to collect personal belongings from their workspaces.<\/p>\n

SUPREME COURT TEMPORARILY ALLOWS TRUMP’S FREEZE ON USAID PAYMENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“Staff will be given approximately 15 minutes to complete this retrieval, and must be finished removing items within their time slot only,” USAID stated<\/a> in their instructions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Staff with a significant amount of personal belongings to retrieve must be cognizant of time; however, flexibility may be granted in select circumstances with the approval of the Office of Security,” the agency said.<\/p>\n

USAID did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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