US border officials tour USAid building amid speculation of office takeover
Agency staffers observe CBP representatives conducting ‘walkthrough’ of space as they remain barred from entering
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials conducted extensive “walkthrough” tours of USAid headquarters on Monday while employees of the international aid agency remained barred from entering the building, according to three USAid staffers familiar with the matter.
The alleged surveying of the office fuels speculation that CBP plans to take over USAid’s office space, just days after its signage was removed from the building and following the termination of the agency’s lease by the Trump administration.
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