A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from moving forward with plans to shut down Job Corps centers across the United States, delivering a legal setback to the Department of Labor‘s attempt to dismantle the long-running federal youth program.

The U.S. Department of Labor had announced the nationwide pause on 99 Job Corps campuses across the country on May 29, 2025.

Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration's plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide.