Judge Rules Trump's Plan to Halve FEMA Workforce Illegal
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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the law by ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cut its workforce in half. The judge, Susan Illston, granted partial summary judgment to a coalition of unions and local governments who accused the Department of Homeland Security of seizing control of FEMA and imposing a staffing cut 'pulled from thin air'. The ruling also faulted DHS and FEMA leaders for destroying evidence by deleting messages on the Signal app.
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