The lawsuit filed late Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington describes the lengths that institute staff resorted to, including calling the police, in an effort to prevent DOGE representatives and others working with the Trump administration from accessing the headquarters near the State Department.

The U.S. Institute of Peace is DOGE’s next target as it continues slashing the federal workforce and government spending. But its ‘private and protected status’ could insulate it.

Staffers with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency forced their way into the headquarters of the US Institute of Peace late Monday, resulting in police being dispatched and dueling claims of illegal activity.