A judge has ordered Donald Trump to rehire thousands of employees he and Elon Musk fired for alleged poor performance.
A recent court ruling has ordered President Donald Trump to rehire thousands of federal workers.
These workers were fired on the grounds of “poor performance.”
The judge found that the dismissals were unfair and based on false claims.
DOGE fired 30,000 employees for alleged poor performance
The U.S. District Court judge, William H. Alsup, made this decision regarding the firings.
He stated that at least 30,000 probationary employees from various departments, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Energy, were wrongfully let go.
The judge’s ruling highlighted that many of these employees had received good performance reviews before their termination.
The role of the Department of Government Efficiency
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) played a significant role in these firings.
The government created this department to streamline operations.
It is led by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
Their goal was to reduce the number of federal jobs and cut costs.
Judge speaks out about the firings
During the court hearing, Judge Alsup expressed his disappointment about the situation.
He said, “It is sad, a sad day when our government would fire some good employees and say it was based on performance when they know good and well that’s a lie.”
The reasons given for their termination shocked many employees who lost their jobs.
They found out that their performance had been rated well by supervisors before they were fired.
This has caused a lot of stress and uncertainty for the affected workers and their families.
This is not the first time Judge Alsup has ruled on this matter.
Earlier, he stated that the firings were illegal. He pointed out that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) did not have the power to order such mass dismissals.
This previous ruling laid the groundwork for the latest decision to reinstate the workers.
Court judge orders Trump to rehire thousands of employees from DOGE’s massive layoffs over poor performance
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) has been vocal about these firings.
The union claims that the OPM admitted to acting unlawfully when they revised a memo related to probationary employees.
They stated: “OPM’s revision of its Jan 20 memo is a clear admission that it unlawfully directed federal agencies to carry out mass terminations of probationary employees – which aligns with Judge Alsup’s recent decision in our lawsuit challenging these illegal firings.
“Every agency should immediately rescind these unlawful terminations and reinstate everyone who was illegally fired.”
Following the court’s decision, the next steps involve the rehire process for the affected employees.
The judge’s order requires bringing these workers back to their positions.
The federal agencies will need to comply with this ruling quickly to restore these jobs.
Social media reactions
One user said: Put yourself in the shoes of someone who is unlawfully and summarily dismissed for reasons that are fabricated.
No honorable reference, no obviously available work, mortgage or rental to pay, kids to feed and educate; and then criticize an integrous judge for applying the law to protect the vulnerable from people who don’t care how they justify reaching their fabricated bottom line.
The second user added: I think that our democracy is at stake.
The third user commented: I hope the Judge can get them back to work. What they need is all the Judges to pull together.
The fourth user wrote: The only poorly performing individual is the president himself and his stooge.
Wake up and smell reality Trump and DOGE. Not gonna be that easy.
Another user said: In a few months these men and women, if they cannot find jobs, will be on the streets.
America does not need more homeless men, women, and children. Or is this Musk’s plan.