USAid workers to be ‘escorted’ back to collect belongings amid Trump shutdown bid

Staff at foreign aid agency who were put on leave to be allowed 15 minutes to retrieve personal items from office

Workers at the US Agency for International Development (USAid) have been invited back to its office to retrieve their personal belongings" as the Trump administration continues its bid to shut down the foreign aid agency.

An email seen by the Guardian described how staff in Washington would be allowed to briefly return on Thursday or Friday of this week. They would be escorted to their workspace" and granted approximately 15 minutes" to gather their items, it said.