WASHINGTON – A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to immediately restore thousands of jobs for federal workers on probation who were fired as part of billionaire Elon Musk’s campaign to cut the federal workforce.

Judge William Alsup Domination That tens of thousands of workers will be re-employed on Thursday morning in many federal agencies, including the Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, Treasury and Veterans departments, and will need to extend the previous temporary emergency. order Published on February 28th.

alsup, Appointment In 1999, former President Bill Clinton of the Northern District of California supported a number of plaintiffs who filed lawsuits against the Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management.

The Allsup order also prohibits OPMs from advising federal agencies to fire employees. Additionally, according to plaintiffs who attended the court, ALSUP requires the agency to provide compliance documents to the court.

Trump administration I sued Decided a few hours later.

Union will file a lawsuit

The plaintiffs sued OPM’s “illegal programs” in February, including the United States Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, and other unions representing thousands of federal workers, ending employees who were promoted within the first year of their position or recently to new ones.

Afge national president Everett Kelley said in a statement Thursday that the union was “pleased with the order of Judge Alsup to immediately revive the tens of thousands of probation federal employees who were illegally fired by federal agencies and the administration that work on behalf of the American public.”

“We are grateful for these employees and the important work they do, and AFGE will continue to fight until all federal employees who have been unfairly and illegally fired to get their jobs back,” Everett said.

AFGE was one of more than 12 organizations that sued the government. The plaintiffs were represented by the legal advocacy group, State Democracy Advocates Fund and San Francisco-based law firm Altshuler Berzon LLP. Washington state also joined the case, represented by Attorney General Nick Brown.

Trump administration: “Fight soon”

The White House said before filing an appeal that “a single judge is unconstitutionally trying to deprive the authority to hire and fire from administrative agencies.”

“The president has the power to exercise the power of the entire administrative body. A singular district court judge cannot abuse the power of the entire judiciary to block the president’s agenda. If a U.S. District Court judge wants enforcement, the Trump administration can quickly fight this absurd, constitutional order.

The union was discussed on February 19th. Complaint Congress “controls and approves” federal employment and spending, and that lawmakers are empowering federal agencies to manage their employees, not OPM.

OPM, which manages employee benefits and essentially serves as a government personnel department, “has lacked a constitutional, statutory or regulatory authority to order Congress to order federal agencies to terminate their employees in this way that these agencies have allowed them to hire and manage.”

“[A]ND OPM has no authority to request agencies that require agencies to engage in massive fraud against federal workers by lying about the “performance” of federal workers.

The role of musk

Musk, Trump’s special advisor, has publicly and repeatedly promoted termination as a way to cut federal spending.

Massive gunfire It starts from early February to mid-February, continuing on Tuesday when the Ministry of Education announced it. cut Approximately 50% of the labor force.

The end sparked many lawsuits and public protests.

Musk, who claims that the White House has no decision-making power, posted an X on his social media platform X Email It was sent to federal workers who offered acquisitions and demanded that they justify their work.

Mask has also published numerous posts attack A federal judge who opposed reducing his workforce to “evil” and “corruption.”

Last updated at 5:17pm, March 13, 2025