U.S. District Judge Richard Leon cleared the way for the Trump administration’s firing of a foreign aid agency chief — but he raised doubts about the president’s boldest legal arguments.

A small U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses is expected in court on Tuesday to fight for control over its operations and existence.The U.S. African Development Foundation last week tried to keep staff from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from entering their offices in Washington.

A federal judge expressed unease about President Trump’s attempted takeover of yet another agency, yet indicated that he was inclined to let the firings stand, at least temporarily.

A judge has barred the Trump administration from immediately moving to shut down a small federal agency that supports investment in African countries

After USADF declined to provide staff from the Department of Government Efficiency access to their systems, the budget-slashing team seems to have gotten in anyway.

A day earlier, U.S. African Development Foundation workers had refused entry to Department of Government Efficiency workers and the State Department official in charge of foreign aid.

A federal judge on Tuesday declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from taking over the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF). U.S. District Judge Richard Leon declined a motion attempting to keep USADF’s chair,