The leadership of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), appointed by President Donald Trump, sent emails about the dismissal of 2,000 employees. This is reported by RBC with reference to The New York Times.

The American edition, referring to the text of the letter, indicates that up to a thousand agency employees have been sent on vacation.

According to the document, this does not apply to employees working on "mission-critical programs" or implementing "special programs," as well as "key managers."

The email says that employees who are in the United States have been dismissed.

After assuming the presidency, Trump launched a large-scale campaign to optimize government spending. After coming to power, he froze almost all foreign aid for 90 days.

The management and staff of USAID were forced to go on administrative leave. According to Reuters, the Trump team planned to reduce the agency's staff by more than 30 times.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio was appointed Acting Director of USAID. The Trump administration has also appointed new employees to other senior positions.

In February, the court temporarily banned the agency from reducing more than 2,000 USAID employees.

However, according to the NYT, on Friday, February 21, the court ruled that the Trump administration could begin implementing plans to dismiss or send agency employees on paid leave, as well as close the agency's foreign offices.