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.

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration’s plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide and halt a residential career training