Justice Department tells judges it can't comply with court-ordered deadline to release frozen aid funding

"By halting disbursements to Plaintiffs — American businesses and nonprofits — even for work they had already performed, and which already had been reviewed and cleared for payment, the funding freeze plunged Plaintiffs into sudden financial turmoil. Without funds to meet their operating expenses, which in many cases they must continue to incur under the terms of their awards, the funding freeze has left them facing imminent collapse. Already, Plaintiffs have had to furlough or lay off thousands of American workers," their filing said. "Meanwhile, many of those who depend on their programming face starvation, disease, and death."…

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-judges-cant-comply-deadline-usaid-funds-rcna193837