US judge temporarily blocks Trump plans for mass layoffs
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Washington: A US judge has temporarily blocked several federal agencies from proceeding with the mass layoffs of government workers ordered by Preside...
Washington: A US judge has temporarily blocked several federal agencies from proceeding with the mass layoffs of government workers ordered by President Donald Trump in February.
US District Court Judge Susan Illston of California ordered a two-week pause on Friday, writing that the Trump administration's moves to slash the federal workforce likely required approval from Congress.
"The Court holds the President likely must request Congressional cooperation to order the changes he seeks, and thus issues a temporary restraining order to pause large-scale reductions in force in the meantime," Illston wrote in the order.
Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has directed federal agencies to prepare sweeping workforce reduction plans as part of wider efforts by the Elon Musk-headed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to downsize the federal government.
In a February 11 executive order, Trump called for a "critical transformation of the Federal bureaucracy" and directed agencies to cull workers who are not designated essential.
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