Trump's plan to halve FEMA workforce illegal, judge rules

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:56:57 GMT

A federal judge determined Friday that the Trump administration broke the law when it attempted to cut the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) workforce, a ruling which coincided with America's hurricane season. In her order, U.S. ‌District Judge Susan Illston said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “unlawfully usurped the authority” of FEMA “to make...

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