A judge blocks Trump's plans to abolish the Department of Education, fire workers, and transfer student loans

A federal judge has issued a ruling that temporarily blocks President Trump's initiative to dismantle the Department of Education. The ruling requires the department to reinstate employees who were terminated earlier and to cease any additional layoffs. Furthermore, plans to transfer student loans out of the department have been halted, reinforcing the importance of congressional approval for such actions. The judge criticized the Trump administration for lacking evidence of efficiency improvements from the proposed changes, stressing that proper legislative processes were not being followed.

Not only is there no evidence that Defendants are pursuing a 'legislative goal' or otherwise working with Congress to reach a resolution, but there is also no evidence that the RIF has actually made the Department more efficient.

The ruling also blocked the department's plan to fire additional employees and its intent to transfer student loans out of the department to another agency.

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