Tennessee Silkeeper, by Ashley Murray
March 19, 2025
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has begun a process of reviving tens of thousands of fired federal workers, but most are on administrative leave as court filings reviewed by the government by the national newsroom show cite the “burden” of rehiring.
Documents show a wide range of fires swept across the federal government between February and early March, for each agency.
Last week, Maryland federal judge Domination The recent termination of probation employees was illegal and ordered the administration to revive 18 federal agencies workers by 1pm Monday. The 19 Democratic attorney generals and the District of Columbia sued the administration over the shooting.
Massive gunfire It began in early February as part of President Donald Trump’s US Doge Services Cost-Reduction Agenda. White House adviser and top donor of Trump’s reelection, Elon Musk is the face of the temporary doge project, but the administration claims it has no decision-making power.
According to court Submit Late Monday, the agency returned roughly 19,000 employees to administrative leave from layoffs of 24,418 people. The submission provided the most comprehensive list of reducing the federal workforce over March in February.
Judge James Breder of the US District Court for the District of Maryland. order The agency on Tuesday will provide progress updates by early next week. That’s what Breder was like Appointment It was confirmed in 2010 by former President Barack Obama by an audio voting in the Senate.
Litigation It was filed on March 6th by the Democratic Attorney General of Arizona, California, Colorado, Arizona. Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island
Workers on vacation, some “until further notices”
Some agencies, like the Commerce Department and the Transportation Department, have shown that employees only make temporary payment leave until paperwork and other procedures are completed.
Others, including the US International Development Agency, paid employees the status of administrative leave “until further notice.”
The government argued that reinstatement of fired employees to a full duty position would create “confusion among the Terminated employees.”
“[T]According to submissions from representatives of several departments, it must be re-equipped, including providing the appropriate training, entering personnel documents, obtaining new security badges, restoring applicable security clearance actions, receiving government furniture equipment, and other necessary management measures.
However, “nonetheless,” the agency representative said they began to comply with Bledar’s orders, even if cancellation of termination was a “very time- and labor-intensive process.”
“The incredible uncertainty associated with this disruption and these administrative personnel are preventing supervisors from properly managing their employees. Work schedules and challenges are effectively linked to hearing and briefing schedules set by the courts.
The agency’s representative also wrote that if the appeal ruling overturns a lower court order, “employees could undergo multiple changes to employment situations in a few weeks.”
The Trump administration appealed the district court’s ruling to the Fourth Circuit on Friday.
California judges warn
The March 13 temporary restraining order from Maryland was second for mandatory agency rehiring workers on that date. Federal judges in California I ordered separately The government will revive thousands of employees across six federal agencies.
District Judge William Alsap of the Northern District of California warned in court Submit Late Monday, the agency must comply with the employee by returning its entirely to work.
“The court read news reports that at least one agency, probation employees have been re-employed but have since been on administrative leave. This is not permitted by the interim injunction, which requested a status report on Tuesday as it does not restore services that the interim injunction is intended to be restored. Alsup did so Appointment It was confirmed in a Senate voice vote in 1999 by former President Bill Clinton.
The Trump administration appealed California’s ruling last week to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Three judge panels in the 9th Circuit on Monday ruled 2-1 rejection The Trump administration’s urgent demand to stop workers from recovering.
New employee at work
Probation employees were targeted by the Human Resources Administration on the first day of Trump’s second presidency, court documents said.
Employees within a year or two of their employment have “very limited protection against termination,” a representative from the agency wrote.
According to a court filing, the Human Resources Office emailed the department head on January 20th, saying “agencies need to identify all employees” and “a quick decision as to whether those employees should be kept at the agency.”
Agents by the agency list
Department and agency representatives detailed the following dismissal numbers in their filings Monday (not all agencies provided the total number of probation employees).
Health and Human Services: Of the 8,466 probation workers, 3,248 took administrative leave (and on long leave) between February 15th and March 13th. Eighty eight were then fired and returned to vacation as of Monday.
Environmental Protection Agency: A probation employee at 419 was fired between February 14th and February 21st. “Most” was returned to paid administrative leave on Monday. Some people who were in “Unpaid Vacation Status” were returned to that status.
Energy: 555 ended on February 13th and February 14th at “On or Around”. All 555 were returned to retroactive administrative leave status “until badges and access are restored and converted to active status” on Monday.
Commerce: 791 of the agency’s approximately 9,000 probation employees were fired until March 3rd. 27 people were soon revived, with 764 returning to paid administrative leave on Monday. The agency will be moved to full mandatory status within a week, according to the submission.
Homeland Security: 313 employees were fired until March 14th. With some exceptions from employees who refused to resign or return, DHS returned 310 to paid administrative leave.
Transport: 788 employees were fired between February 14th and February 24th. DOT has notified 775 people that they will be on paid administrative leave through Wednesday. “The Ministry of Transport will adjust returns details, including government equipment restoration and personal identification (PIV) cards,” the report said.
Education: Without providing a specific date, the department ended 65 of its 108 probation employees prior to the March 13 order. Everything is placed on paid administrative leave.
Housing and Urban Development: The agency closed 312 of its 549 probation employees on February 14th. Approximately 299 have been “temporarily” returned due to administrative leave.
Interior: As of Monday night, the interior had revived about 1,540 of the 1,710 workers fired on February 14th.
Labor: 170 has ended, but it was revived by March 7th.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: 117 employees were fired between February 11th and February 13th. Everything was informed on Sunday that “the CFPB will continue to be placed in administrative leave status and that the CFPB will continue to act to ensure that the TRO and/or employees are complied with by the management/supervisor.
Small Business Management: Of the SBA’s 700 probation employees, 304 were fired between February 11th and February 25th. The agency was unable to notify the seven employees of the recovery. Approximately 164 were returned to non-payment intermittent status, with the rest being returned to paid administrative leave.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: Of 261 probation employees, 156 were fired between February 18th and 19th. 151 was placed on paid administrative leave as of Monday.
USAID: Of the agency’s 295 probation employees, 270 were fired on March 7th.
General Services Management: Of the 812 probation employees, 366 were fired between February 13th and March 7th. Two people were denied recovery, but 364 people were placed on paid administrative leave on Monday.
Ministry of Finance: 7,605 of the 16,663 probation employees at the Ministry of Finance were fired from February 19th to March 7th.
Agriculture: 5,714 probation employees were fired between February 13th and 17th. The department is “working diligently” to bring employees back to active positions, according to submissions. Employees have been returned to paid or unpaid leave as of March 12th.
Veterans Issues: Of the VA’s approximately 46,000 probation employees, 1,683 were fired between February 13th and 24th. Everything was placed on paid administrative leave.
USAID verdict
In another incident Tuesday on agenda that destroys the workforce for federal judges Trump and Doge. Domination Musk may have violated the Constitution when it coordinated the US International Development Agency or the closure of the USAID.
Judge Theodore David Chuan for the US District Court of the Maryland District Requested Officials working for Musk and Doge will refrain from further actions related to the dismantling of USAID.
Chuang also ordered Musk and Doge to revive computer and email access for all current USAID employees and contractors within seven days. He also ordered Musk and Doge to obtain an agreement within 14 days of reopening the former USAID headquarters in Washington, DC.
Musk’s Doge staff Forced Their path to the headquarters of the humanitarian agency prior to the massive fires in early February.
Closure of American humanitarian missions around the world sparked protest The capital of the country.
That was Chuan, the Obama appointee. Approved 53-42 votes before the Senate in 2014.
The White House denounced the court order on Tuesday, claiming that “they are destroying the will of Americans with their attempts to stop President Trump from carrying out his agenda.”
“If these judges want to enforce partisan ideology across the government, they should take office for themselves. The Trump administration will appeal this miscarriage of justice and fight back against all activist judges who infiltrate the separation of power.”
Earlier on Tuesday, US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issued A rare statement calling for their respective ammo following Trump’s morning social media attacks on federal judges.
“For over two centuries, it has been established that ammo each is not an appropriate response to differences in opinion over judicial decisions,” Roberts said. “There is a normal appeal review process for that purpose.”
Last updated at 5:17am, March 19, 2025
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