April 27, 2025
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Appeals court backs Trump firing thousands of probationary federal workers

A federal appeals court has ruled in favour of the Trump administration on Wednesday, allowing it to proceed with the dismissal of thousands of probationary federal employees. This overturns a previous court order in Baltimore that had required reinstatement.The court ruled that the employees’ terminations should be challenged through the federal employment process rather than […]

Supreme Court Ruling: Supreme Court blocks order to rehire thousands of Fed workers fired under Trump administration

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration in blocking a lower court order that required the government to rehire over 16,000 probationary federal workers who were dismissed as part of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to shrink the federal workforce. The brief order halted a ruling by US district judge […]

US Supreme Court halts reinstatement of 16,000 federal workers dismissed under Trump administration

US President Donald Trump The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday halted a directive requiring the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers who were dismissed during extensive workforce reductions. The court’s intervention came after the administration sought emergency relief from a California federal judge’s decision, which mandated the return of 16,000 probationary staff […]

37 workers arrested in immigration raid at Washington roofing company

Federal immigration agents arrested 37 workers on Wednesday during a raid at a roofing business in northern Washington. Officers from US immigration and customs enforcement (ICE), homeland security investigations, and customs and border protection arrived at Mt Baker Roofing‘s warehouse in Bellingham, near the Canadian border, at around 7.30 am.Eyewitnesses described a dramatic scene as […]

No toilet paper, privacy, or parking: Federal workers’ rough return to office

AI-generated image (For representative purposes only) As federal workers in US return to work in phases after President Donald Trump’s swearing-in, some of them were sent back home as their offices lacked basic necessities like toilet paper, parking space, chair, food and even privacy.Nearly 1 million employees who had been working remotely or in hybrid […]