DHS Illegally Ordered 50% Staffing Cut At FEMA, Judge Says

By Emily Brill · September 14, 2026, 2:58 PM EDT

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security violated a law enacted after Hurricane Katrina when it revoked the Federal Emergency Management Agency's ability to renew disaster-relief workers' contracts and ordered FEMA to...

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Case Title

American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO et al v. Trump et al

Case Number

3:25-cv-03698

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision

Date Filed

April 28, 2025