A federal judge issued a temporary pause on the Trump administration plans to restructure several government agencies and reduce tens of thousands of federal workers because the government review was not authorized by CongresS.
The United States District Judge, Susan Illston, put a 14 -day break in mass layoffs, which is launched with a group of unions, non -profit organizations and local governments after they filed a lawsuit on April 28.
Illston said Trump can widely restructure federal agencies, but only in “legal ways” with the approval of Congress.
“The president has the authority to seek changes in the executive agencies of the branch, but must do so legally and, in the case of large -scale reorganizations, with the cooperation of the legislative branch,” said Illston. “Many presidents have sought this cooperation before; many Iterations of Congress have provided it.”
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A federal judge issued a temporary pause about the Trump administration plan to restructure several government agencies and carry out mass dismissals. (Reuters/Leah Millis)
“Nothing prevents the president from requesting this cooperation: Ash that he did in his previous term,” the judge continued. “In fact, the Court possess that the President must probably request a congested cooperation to order the changes he seeks and, therefore, issues a temporary resting order to pause large -scale reductions in force meanwhile.”
Illston’s ruling was the widest of his Son against the efforts of the administration to review the federal government, which has been directed by Elon Musk and the Government’s efficiency department, Doge.
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In February, Trump ordered the agencies to work with Doge to identify objectives for mass layoffs as part of the administration’s plans to restructure the government.
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The ruling was the broadest of his child against administration efforts to review the federal government, which has been directed by Elon Musk and Doge. (AP images)
The president instructed the agencies to eliminate duplicate roles, unnecessary management layers and non -critical works, as well as automatic routine tasks, close regional field offices and reduce the use of external contractors.
The group of plaintiffs said that the “illegal attempt of the administration to reorganize that the federal government has led the agencies to chaos, interrupting the critical services provided throughout our nation.”
“Each of us repressed the communities invested deeply in the efficiency of the federal government, dismissing federal employees and reorganizing the functions of the government, random does not achieve that,” the groups said in a statement.
Illston scheduled a hearing for May 22 for a possible longer preliminary judicial order. She said that the plaintiffs are likely to suffer irreparable damage without the temporary resting order, which said it preserves the status quo.
Trump had ordered the agencies to work with Doge to identify goals for mass layoffs. (Getty images)
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The judge said that the plaintiffs are likely to success in the merits of some of their claims. They accuse Trump of exceeding his authority and say that Dege, the Office of Administration and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management exceeded his authority and violated the administrative law.
“The court here does not consult the possible loss of income of an individual employee, but the wide termination of wages and benefits for individuals, families and communities,” Illston wrote.
Reuters contributed to this report.