Judge blocks Trump admin from laying off federal workers during government shutdown PoliticoTrump Administration Live Updates: Judge Temporarily Blocks Layoffs During Federal Shutdown The New York TimesCourt blocks Trump administration's latest mass layoffs for federal employees Federal News NetworkJudge halts Trump's planned layoffs of federal workers during government shutdown, calling them unlawful CNN
Cook County Circuit Chief Judge Timothy Evans prohibited ICE courthouse arrests as part of the Trump administration's federal immigration crackdown in Chicago.
Unions representing federal workers said they expected the result would halt many of the layoffs that the administration had ordered or contemplated in recent days.
