A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration to try to dismantle the Department of Education.
The American district judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary judicial order on Thursday that prohibits the Trump administration from saying half of the workforce of the Department of Education.
The order of Judge Joun, a designated Biden, also prohibits the Education Department from transferring federal loans for students to the administration of small businesses.
A group that includes several state general prosecutors, schools and non -profit organizations challenged Trump’s efforts to reduce the size of the education department last month, arguing that the president cannot unilaterally close a federal department created by Congress.
The building of the Department of Education in Washington, March 24, 2025.
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The Trump administration lawyers argued that efforts to reduce the education department would make it more efficient and were separated from Trump’s vote to abolish the department.
Judge Joun was not convinced.
“The registration reveals abundantly that the true intention of the defendants is effectively dismantling the department without an authorized statute,” he wrote.
