Trump Admin Asks Supreme Court To Halt Rehiring Of Thousands Of Fired Federal Workers

The Trump administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to block a federal judge’s order that requires the rehiring of approximately 16,000 federal workers who were let go in sweeping mass firings across multiple government agencies.

In an emergency appeal filed Monday, administration lawyers argued that U.S. District Judge William Alsup overstepped his authority when he ruled that the government had violated federal employment laws in dismissing the workers—most of whom were still in their probationary period.

The firings affected employees at several federal agencies, including the Departments of Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, Defense, Energy, Interior, and the Treasury.

Judge Alsup, based in San Francisco, found that the terminations had bypassed required procedures and protections, even for probationary staff, and issued a sweeping order mandating that the government send immediate offers of reinstatement to the impacted workers.

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