Judge blocks Trump administration from trying to dismantle Department of Education

The judge's ruling blocks the authorities from firing fractional the DOE's workforce.

WASHINGTON -- A national justice successful Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education.

U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump medication from firing fractional the Department of Education's workforce.

The bid from Judge Joun -- a Biden appointee -- besides prohibits the Department of Education from transferring the absorption of national pupil loans to the Small Business Administration.

President Donald Trump signs an enforcement bid arsenic Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens successful the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, successful Washington.

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A radical that includes respective authorities attorneys general, schools, and nonprofits challenged Trump's efforts to trim the size of the Department of Education past month, arguing the president cannot unilaterally unopen down a national section created by Congress.

Lawyers for the Trump medication argued that the efforts to trim the Department of Education would marque it much efficient, and were abstracted from Trump's vow to abolish the department.

Judge Joun was unconvinced.

"The grounds abundantly reveals that Defendants' existent volition is to efficaciously dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute," helium wrote.