Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Order Blocking Trump Administration from Terminating Federal Probationary Employees

Temporary restraining order reinstates employees unlawfully fired by Trump Administration

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. District Court for Maryland granting a temporary restraining order that bars the Trump Administration’s unlawful mass firing of federal probationary employees from taking effect. Attorney General Bonta, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over the illegal firing of federal probationary employees and sought the temporary restraining order at issue. The temporary restraining order reinstates the probationary employees who were unlawfully terminated by 18 federal agencies named in the lawsuit. 

“The Trump Administration’s callous and reckless mass firing of probationary federal employees has caused chaos and prevented these workers from providing critical services that affect the everyday lives of Americans, from offering support for veterans and farmers, to protecting our cherished national parks and public lands,” said Attorney General Bonta. “I am pleased that the federal district court has promptly granted our request for a temporary restraining order, which will block the Administration’s unlawful mass firing directive and reinstate affected employees. I, alongside my fellow attorneys general, will be closely monitoring to ensure that the Administration follows the court’s order.”

A copy of the court’s order granting the temporary restraining order can be found here.