Judge Gives Trump Administration Days to Pay USAID Contractors After Foreign Aid Freeze

The administration said potential delays were due to complicated payment systems that require multiple steps.

A flag flies outside the headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Washington, on Feb. 3, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

A federal judge has given the Trump administration until 6 p.m. on March 10 to pay some of the nearly $2 billion owed to foreign aid contractors and grant recipients of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after it froze foreign aid for 90 days.

U.S. District Judge Amir Ali issued the ruling following a March 6 hearing, siding with several contractors and non-profit grant recipients who have sued over the administration’s funding freeze, branding it unconstitutional.