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https://abc7news.com/post/20-democratic-led-states-sue-block-trump- administration-layoffs-us-department-education/16017911/

The Trump Administration's stunning firing of nearly half the workforce of
the Federal Department of Education is being challenged in court.

A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general filed a suit to block
the cuts, calling them illegal and catastrophic. Leading the charge is California's AG Rob Bonta.

This is just the latest lawsuit filed by California's attorney general
against the Trump Administration.

Rob Bonta and a coalition of 20 other Democratic Attorneys General say
Trump's sweeping cuts to the Department of Education are flat out illegal.
They state that the layoffs are so severe that the department "can no
longer function, and cannot comply with its statutory requirements."

Bonta and his counterparts from Massachusetts, New York, and Hawaii
announced the lawsuit in a joint press conference Thursday morning.

The lawsuit alleges the cuts will result in a loss or delay of federal
money for public schools and will leave the agency unable to administer
college financial aid or enforce civil rights laws at schools, among other disruptions.

A department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for
comment.

The department has insisted previously it will continue to deliver on its statutory obligations, despite the cuts.

Bonta says the cuts are "blatantly illegal, violating separation of
powers."

"The president will do what he does. He has been reckless and dangerous,
and we are not concerned about that. We are concerned about the people we
are protecting the rule of law when upheld ensures that congressional
intent is carried out that critical essential services are carried out to
the American people -- our eighth lawsuit," Bonta said.

The Department of Education on Tuesday announced nearly half of its 4,100- employee workforce would be cut. Some Education Department employees have
left through buyout offers and the termination of probationary employees.

Trump has repeatedly said he wants the agency shut down, calling it
wasteful and overly influenced by liberal thinking.

The suit says only Congress has the power close the department or
dismantle its core work.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said the cuts will impair
necessary services for students and families.

"This outrageous effort to leave students behind and deprive them of a
quality education is reckless and illegal. Today I am taking action to
stop the madness and protect our schools and the students who depend on
them," James said.

Regional offices, including one in San Francisco's South of Market Area,
would close.

This is exactly what President Trump campaigned on, wanting to shift more responsibility for education from the federal to the state government.
Bonta says that's going to devastate public education, particularly for low-income communities.

The full list of states include:

New York

Massachusetts

Hawaii

California

Arizona

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

DC

Illinois

Maine

Maryland

Michigan

Minnesota

Nevada

New Jersey

Oregon

Rhode Island

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin


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