Judge blocks Trump's bid to dismantle Education Department
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The preliminary injunction marks a setback to one of the Republican president’s campaign promises.

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, a federal judge halted President Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at closing the Education Department, mandating the agency to rehire employees who had been dismissed during widespread layoffs.

In Boston, U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction to prevent the Trump administration from executing two strategies unveiled in March, intended to fulfill Trump’s aim of dismantling the department. This decision represents a challenge to one of the Republican president’s pledges during his campaign.

The injunction was sought through a lawsuit brought by the Somerville and Easthampton school districts in Massachusetts, the American Federation of Teachers, and various other educational organizations.

In their lawsuit, the groups said the layoffs amounted to an illegal shutdown of the Education Department. They said it left the department unable to carry out responsibilities required by Congress, including duties to support special education, distribute financial aid and enforce civil rights laws.

In his order, Joun said the plaintiffs painted a “stark picture of the irreparable harm that will result from financial uncertainty and delay, impeded access to vital knowledge on which students and educators rely, and loss of essential services for America’s most vulnerable student populations.”

Layoffs of that scale, he added, “will likely cripple the Department.”

Joun ordered the Education Department to reinstate federal workers who were terminated as part of the March 11 layoff announcement.

The Trump administration says the layoffs are aimed at efficiency, not a department shutdown. Trump has called for the closure of the agency but recognizes it must be carried out by Congress, the government said.

The administration said restructuring the agency “may impact certain services until the reorganization is finished” but it’s committed to fulfilling its statutory requirements.

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