Judge Puts Temporary Pause On Trump's Mass Layoffs At Government Agencies

A national judge connected Friday issued a impermanent region connected nan Trump administration’s plans to restructure various authorities agencies and trim tens of thousands of national workers because nan authorities overhaul was not authorized by Congress.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston put a 14-day region connected nan wide layoffs, siding pinch a group of unions, non-profits and section governments aft they revenge a suit connected April 28.

Illston said Trump whitethorn broadly restructure national agencies, but only successful "lawful ways" pinch support from Congress.

"The President has nan authority to activity changes to executive branch agencies, but he must do truthful successful lawful ways and, successful nan lawsuit of large-scale reorganizations, pinch nan practice of nan legislative branch," Illston said. "Many presidents person sought this practice before; galore iterations of Congress person provided it."

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A national judge issued a impermanent region connected nan Trump administration’s scheme to restructure various authorities agencies and transportation retired wide layoffs. (Reuters/Leah Millis)

"Nothing prevents nan President from requesting this cooperation—as he did successful his anterior word of office," nan judge continued. "Indeed, nan Court holds nan President apt must petition Congressional practice to bid nan changes he seeks, and frankincense issues a impermanent restraining bid to region large-scale reductions successful unit successful nan meantime."

Illston's ruling was nan broadest of its benignant against management efforts to overhaul nan national government, which person been led by Elon Musk and nan Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE.

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In February, Trump directed agencies to activity pinch DOGE to place targets for wide layoffs arsenic portion of nan administration's plans to restructure nan government.

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The ruling was nan broadest of its benignant against management efforts to overhaul nan national government, which person been led by Elon Musk and DOGE. (AP Images)

The president instructed agencies to destruct copy roles, unnecessary guidance layers and non-critical jobs, arsenic good arsenic to automate regular tasks, adjacent location section offices and trim nan usage of extracurricular contractors.

The group of plaintiffs said nan administration's "unlawful effort to reorganize nan national authorities has thrown agencies into chaos, disrupting captious services provided crossed our nation."

"Each of america represents communities profoundly invested successful nan ratio of nan national authorities – laying disconnected national labor and reorganizing authorities functions haphazardly does not execute that," nan groups said successful a statement.

Illston scheduled a proceeding for May 22 for a imaginable longer preliminary injunction. She said plaintiffs are apt to suffer irreparable harm without nan impermanent restraining order, which she said preserves nan position quo.

Trump had directed agencies to activity pinch DOGE to place targets for wide layoffs. (Getty Images)

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The judge said nan plaintiffs are apt to win connected nan merits of immoderate of their claims. They impeach Trump of exceeding his authority and opportunity that DOGE, nan Office of Management and Budget and nan Office of Personnel Management exceeded their authority and violated administrative law.

"The Court present is not considering nan imaginable nonaccomplishment of income of 1 individual employee, but nan wide termination of salaries and benefits for individuals, families, and communities," Illston wrote.

Reuters contributed to this report.