A federal judge has issued an injunction halting the Trump administration’s plans to eliminate thousands of government positions, including nearly all staff in a key division of the Department of Education. The ruling comes as part of a legal challenge arguing the mass layoffs violate federal hiring protections and procedural requirements. Legal experts say the decision could delay or reshape the administration’s workforce restructuring efforts while the case proceeds. The order affects employees across multiple agencies, raising questions about how the government will proceed with its workforce reductions.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from laying off thousands of government employees, including nearly all of the workers in the Department of Education’s special ...
