Federal judge blocks planned US farm agency reorganization
The injunction keeps USDA offices open and pauses relocations that plaintiffs say would disrupt food safety, wildfire response and nutrition programs.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria blocked the Department of Agriculture from closing offices and relocating employees, issuing a temporary injunction while a federal lawsuit brought by worker unions proceeds.
- Initiated by President Donald Trump's summer 2025 'critical transformation' order, the reorganization sought to move about 2,600 employees from the Washington region and consolidate offices across the country.
- Chhabria found it 'overwhelmingly likely' the agency violated Congress's restrictions, writing that 'Congress did not contemplate USDA using its appropriated funds to shut down offices or relocate employees.'
- AFSCME President Patrick Moran called the ruling a 'welcome reprieve,' saying the coalition of unions argued the plan would threaten public benefits like SNAP and endanger public safety.
- The injunction may be short-lived, as the current appropriations cycle expires in approximately two months, potentially allowing the Trump administration to revive the plan if Congress approves future funding.
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Judge halts sweeping plan to move Forest Service headquarters west, including state office in Cheyenne
The Trump administration has seven business days to comply with an order temporarily halting a major reorganization of an agency that manages nearly 200 million acres of public land. The post Judge halts sweeping plan to move Forest Service headquarters west, including state office in Cheyenne appeared first on WyoFile .
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Source New MexicoFederal judge blocks Trump administration from moving Forest Service headquarters to Utah
A federal judge has issued a preliminary ruling blocking the Trump administration from moving the U.S. Forest Service’s headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City while the rest of the lawsuit over the relocation plays out in court. In the order signed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in California’s northern district, granted a […]
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Helena Independent RecordJudge halts Trump administration's reshuffling of Forest Service, USDA
Most of the ongoing reshuffling of the department was paused Tuesday after a federal judge in Northern California found the reorganization “almost certainly” violated federal appropriations laws.
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