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Yeshiva World News · Sep 13, 2026

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A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in directing FEMA to prepare for a reduction of roughly half of its workforce. The judge said federal law enacted after Hurricane Katrina prevents the Department of Homeland Security from substantially stripping FEMA of its responsibilities and authority. The court will separately determine what remedy should be imposed.

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration acted unlawfully in directing FEMA to prepare for a reduction of roughly half of its workforce. The judge said federal law enacted after Hurricane Katrina prevents the Department of Homeland Security from substantially stripping FEMA of its responsibilities and authority. The court will separately determine what remedy should be imposed.

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