US EditionTrump Administration Says 4,108 Workers Have Been Fired Since Shutdown Began
The layoffs began with the shutdown on October 1 and are challenged in court by federal worker unions amid protests in Washington, D.C. area, affecting over 4,000 employees.
- On October 1, the Trump administration dismissed 4,108 federal employees, the Justice Department said, revising that total downward on Tuesday.
- The shutdown began after Trump and lawmakers failed to agree on a spending plan, and federal funding law bars agencies from operating without approved appropriations.
- Agencies affected include officers from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Agency, U.S. Border Patrol and ICE, with dismissals expected to disrupt disease outbreak investigations and college preparation; the Justice Department said last week the number was at least 4,278.
- Federal unions have responded by suing, and U.S. District Judge Susan Illston blocked layoffs at more than 30 agencies, citing unlawful use of the funding lapse and political motives.
- On Oct 14, lawmakers from Maryland and Virginia protested firings hurting families, with roughly 20 per cent of the federal workforce in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia; a judge will hear the case on October 15.
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Judge snaps at Trump's DOJ: 'You're not even prepared'
The Justice Department appeared in court after President Donald Trump and his administration fired thousands of federal workers. Trump publicly threatened Democrats, saying that if they didn't end the government shutdown, he would start layoffs. The firings were then announced by Office of Managemen...
Two weeks into the US government shutdown, Donald Trump's administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion that was intended for more than 200 projects, mostly located in cities, congressional districts and states led by Democrats, according to a New York Times analysis.
Trump administration says 4,108 workers fired since shutdown began
The number of U.S. federal worker layoffs as a result of the government shutdown was revised downward on Tuesday, suggesting the Trump administration's initial statement about sweeping job cuts was too ambitious.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Firing Furloughed Workers Amid Government Shutdown
A US district judge stopped the Trump administration from firing thousands of federal workers during the continuing government shutdown on Wednesday. Judge Susan Illston of the US District Court in San Francisco issued a temporary restraining order, saying that the mass layoffs seemed to be politically motivated, illegal, and done “without much thought.” The decision came as the government shutdown, which started on October 1, entered its third …
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