A task force is urging the Trump administration to end the demise of USAID

 A task force is urging the Trump administration to  end the  demise of  USAID, as the  planned staff will be reduced to  fewer than  300.
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Employees and  supporters will unite to protest  in front of the headquarters  of the United States Agency for  International Development (USAID)  from February  3 to 25 in Washington, DC. 
Employees and  supporters will unite to protest  in front of the headquarters  of the United States Agency for  International Development (USAID)  from February  3 to 25 in Washington, DC. Kevin  Detsch/Getty Images
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A  working group representing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)  sued Donald Trump  on Thursday for his efforts to  dismantle the  decades-old humanitarian agency, after  multiple sources told  CNN that  fewer than 300  of the agency's employees  were to be retained while  many others were placed  on temporary leave or  furlough.
The  lawsuit also  seeks the  removal of  nearly all foreign  aid - a move that has  ended essential humanitarian work and  the licenses or  permits of thousands  and thousands of  business owners.
This is the first  lawsuit against  the rapid continuation of actions taken against USAID. The  complaint has been presented in  the Federal Court, DC, by Democracy  Forgock and the  Chitched Business of the American Service Association (AFSA) and  America's American Federation Government (AFGE).
It was  presented after the USAID employees were  planned to be placed on administrative  license on Friday  evening or, in the case of most  controversh, licensed.
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An internal  email described by  many sources, indicated that  less than 300 people  will be  considered essential  personal - a major  staff reduction.
It's not clear if the  intervening courts urgently  up to 11:59  PM et on Friday, when  the USAID said  that all its  employment directly  will be  placed on leave.
The  complaints against  trump, and  also its home marks rubio scott and their agencies,  says the president  has exceeded  its authority in violation of the  Federal Law. The  workers' lawyers  are asking the court to order the administration to  reverse the actions  it has taken to close the agency and  "stop further action" while  the disputes continue.
"None of the  defendants' actions are intended to dismantle USAID, consistent with congressional direction," and under federal law, the  agency is the only entity that can legally dismantle  it."
The groups say Trump's recent actions are an  unlawful usurpation of congressional authority.
"The president's actions to dissolve the agency are based on the first and most fundamental presidential authority granted to the agency by Congress, in violation of the  powers granted to the  agency by  Congress," the  lawsuit said. 
"UNIP in EPELY, including members of the foreign  service, intends to  cause chaos and  uncertainty," AMF President Tom Yazd said Thursday. "These professionals have spent their careers advancing America's interests abroad, only to see their livelihoods  destroyed overnight."
"The consequences of this  breakup go beyond individual careers: it weakens American leadership and undermines global stability around the world." "The AMF will continue to  protect its members and pursue all options to protect this essential workforce," he said.
Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, argued that "the Trump administration's USAID is part of a coordinated campaign to undermine the will of Congress and isolate America in the world."
Trump said Monday that he does not need Congress to eliminate  USAID entirely, surprising legal experts who say the president does not have the legal authority to unilaterally dismantle independent federal agencies like USAID.
"Not when it comes to  cheating. "If there's fraud, these people are  crazy," Trump said when  CNN's Jeff Zeleny asked about his ability to push for major changes at USAID. "We just want to do the right thing. This is something that should have been done a long time  ago." The groups focused on the impact of various steps Trump has taken in recent days to dismantle the agency, including freezing foreign aid and mass  clearances of USAID contractors and  beneficiaries. "These actions have created a global humanitarian crisis by abruptly interrupting the critical work of USAID staff, grantees, and contractors." They have cost thousands of American jobs. "And they have jeopardized  the national security  interests of the United States," the groups' lawyers wrote in the complaint. They  argued that  "USAID's closure  of malaria prevention programs shut down clinical trials and threatens to  fuel a global HIV,  non-HIV deaths now  being attributed to HIV." CNN's Alex Marquardt, Lauren Kent and Sean Lynghaas contributed to this report.

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