The Trump administration has begun to pay organizations back for humanitarian assistance work completed in January and February, after going several rounds in court. But the future for humanitarian aid groups is still shaky.
A handful of international organizations, led by the Global Health Council and the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, won a temporary restraining order in February that forced the administration to hold off on enforcing its foreign aid freeze from January 20. Organizations are finally starting to see the money paid back.
Mitchell Warren, executive director of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, said the 8,000-some payments that the government has reportedly made so far are a step in the right direction but not enough.