OAN Staff Brook Mallory
2:38pm – Thursday, March 13th, 2025
A federal judge in San Francisco, California, found the Department of Personnel Management's Department of Probation's fire department last month “illegal” and ordered six federal agencies to revive them.
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The Trump administration is expected to appeal the judge's decision.
US District Judge William Alsup issued a verdict on the bench challenge against the Trump administration, filed by a union gathering. He argued that OPM and its acting director, Charles Ezel, had no power to order the entire agency to be fired.
Retired employees of the veteran affairs, agriculture, defense, energy, interior affairs and finance departments are “being given relief under the order.”
“It's a sad, sad day to say that when our government fires a good employee and knows it's good,” Alzap said with confidence. “It shouldn't have been done in our country. It was a fake to avoid the statutory requirements.”
A judge appointed by former Democrat Bill Clinton has confirmed that federal law allows agencies to implement a “strengthening,” a term of government office, “number of requirements,” a term of office for a massive government layoff.
“If it follows the law, you can do that,” he continued. “This case isn't about that. What this case is is an attempt to actually strengthen it through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
He tried to argue that the direct department of OPM to fire probation workers is a “easy way to advance the reduction in the force” and a “gimmick.”
The court also challenges President Trump's termination of former special adviser Hampton Dillinger and attempts to terminate membership of the Merit System Protection Committee.
“Single Judge” [Alsup] We are trying to unconstitutionally rob the power of employment and dismissal from the constitutional enforcement sector,” news chief Carolyn Leavitt said in a statement.
“The president has the power to exercise power across the administrative division. A singular district court judge cannot abuse the power across the judiciary to block the president's agenda. If a federal district court judge wants enforcement, they can run for president for the president,” she continued. “The Trump administration will soon fight back against this absurd, unconstitutional order.”
After a hearing on the union's request for a provisional injunction that lasted about two hours, the judge issued the order.
“I know how we will get to the truth. You're not helping me,” the judge said. He argued that he could not understand whether OPM directed the agency to fire probation workers or whether the agency would act on its own.
Ultimately, Allsup concluded that the HR agency had directed the department to fire employees that were not considered “mission-critical.”
He also oddly dismissed the Department of Justice reminder. The agency has made its own decision, as revealed by a press release announcing the end.
This is a developing story. Please check for updates.
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