USAID Employees Exit Building Amidst Mass Layoffs: "Fired Me Illegally"

Former United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees were seen collecting their belongings and exiting the federal building for the last time following a wave of layoffs, according to video obtained by Fox News Digital.

Dozens gathered outside the USAID building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, showing support for the recently placed-on-leave ex-USAID employees. Signs read, "You're not the federal worker that should be fired" and "Make America compassionate again." It's always tough seeing people lose their jobs, especially when it feels so abrupt.

The ex-USAID employees, carrying their belongings and flowers, were met by supporters protesting the layoffs as they left the building together.

"DOGE fired me illegally, and all I got was this stupid sign," one employee's poster hilariously stated.

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Workers and supporters were visibly emotional as the former employees exited the building, images captured by Fox News Digital showed.

These layoffs follow a probe by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by billionaire Elon Musk, which recommended cuts after identifying "wasteful" spending on programs and initiatives globally. Musk making cuts? Shocker.

Following the DOGE probe, the Trump administration placed nearly 1,600 USAID employees on administrative leave globally on Sunday.

Those fired or placed on administrative leave were given two days, Thursday and Friday, to collect their belongings from the building, according to USAID instructions.

Employees were reportedly given about 15 minutes to gather personal belongings from their workspaces.

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"Staff will be given approximately 15 minutes to complete this retrieval and must be finished removing items within their time slot only," USAID stated in their instructions.

"Staff with a significant amount of personal belongings to retrieve must be cognizant of time; however, flexibility may be granted in select circumstances with the approval of the Office of Security," the agency added.

USAID did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.