NewzA federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's plan to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) workforce by 50 percent was unlawful. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston issued the ruling on Friday, determining that the Department of Homeland Security broke the law in its attempt to slash personnel at the disaster relief agency.
The decision was part of a broader legal challenge initiated by the American Federation of Government Employees and other labor organizations. These groups filed the lawsuit to push back against wider administrative efforts aimed at reducing the size of the federal workforce.
The judicial ruling against the staffing cuts notably coincided with the ongoing Atlantic hurricane season, highlighting potential operational impacts on the federal agency responsible for disaster response and emergency management.
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