New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after winning a court order forcing the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of illegally fired probationary federal employees by March 17. The court order is the result of a lawsuit brought by Attorney General James and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general, alleging the Trump administration violated federal law by illegally firing thousands of probationary federal workers without providing advance notice:  

“Federal workers dedicate their careers to serving our country. They go to work every day to keep our communities safe, provide health care to those in need, and more. The Trump administration’s illegal mass firings of federal workers are causing destruction and confusion throughout the country, and they must stop. I applaud this ruling that restores thousands of federal workers’ jobs, and I will continue to fight to protect our federal workforce, and the services New Yorkers rely on, from this administration’s chaos.”