In a blow to Trump’s imperialist decree and Education Secretary’s Linda McMahon’s quick action to carry it out, a district judge has blocked the call to close the Department of Education and fire half its workers.
The Hill: The plaintiffs “have provided an in-depth look into how the massive reduction in staff has made it effectively impossible for the Department to carry out its statutorily mandated functions,” District Judge Myong Joun said. Joun ordered the department to reinstate the hundreds of employees who were fired after Trump took office. The Hill
The communications director for the education department, led by McMahon, was quoted as echoing the oft heard Trump Admin talking points about the actions of the judiciary, : “Once again, a far-left Judge has dramatically overstepped his authority, based on a complaint from biased plaintiffs, and issued an injunction against the obviously lawful efforts to make the Department of Education more efficient and functional for the American people,” Biedermann said.
President Trump and the Senate-confirmed Secretary of Education clearly have the authority to make decisions about agency reorganization efforts, not an unelected Judge with a political axe to grind. This ruling is not in the best interest of American students or families,” she added.
In his ruling, Joun wrote the plaintiffs have demonstrated irreparable harm with school districts having delays in their federal funding and the layoffs resulted in the “practical elimination” of the essential offices in the Federal Student Aid office.
“The Department’s actions have directly impacted the FAFSA system and risk its functionality,” he wrote.
