Recall of foreign USAID staff estimated to cost around $50M: Sources
Early internal estimates suggest that the effort by the Trump administration to recall thousands of USAID employees from foreign assignments to the United States will cost as much as $50 million, multiple federal employees familiar with the process told ABC News.
The operation impacts around 1,800 USAID employees stationed abroad, along with nearly 3,000 family members, sources told ABC News, all of whom have been ordered to return to the U.S. within days.

USAID staff overseas have 30 days to return and can apply for exceptions for family or health reasons, sources said.
The cost could fluctuate depending on how the recall plan evolves, according to sources.
It is not clear how much the Trump administration estimates will be saved by cutting USAID.
A State Department representative did not respond to a request for comment.
-ABC News' Will Steakin and Shannon Kingston






