# US court blocks Trump administration plan to cut disaster agency workforce

https://mins.news/en/item/56141

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-12 19:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/12/us-court-blocks-trump-administration-plan-to-cut-disaster-agency-workforce?traffic_source=rss

> A US federal judge ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully by ordering workforce cuts at FEMA. The judge said the Department of Homeland Security exceeded its authority by restricting FEMA’s renewal of temporary reservist contracts. Whether the cuts must be reversed or penalties imposed will be decided separately. Trump has said he would like to abolish FEMA.

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