# Federal judge says Trump order to nearly halve FEMA staffing was illegal

https://mins.news/en/item/56265

- CNN, 2026-09-13 02:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/12/politics/fema-staffers-trump-judge-rules?Date=20260913&Profile=CNN

> A federal judge said in a filing that an order from the Trump administration directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cut its staffing nearly in half was illegal.

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