Overview
- U.S. District Judge Deborah L. Boardman granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration’s cancellation of State and National AmeriCorps grants in the 24 plaintiff states and Washington, D.C.
- The order directs AmeriCorps to reinstate National Civilian Community Corps members and VISTA volunteers who were discharged early if they are willing to return to service.
- Plaintiffs argued that the abrupt cuts violated federal notice-and-comment rulemaking requirements and caused irreparable harm to community programs.
- Prior cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency had reduced AmeriCorps staff from over 700 employees to 116 and eliminated about $400 million in grants, forcing roughly 30,000 volunteers out.
- The injunction applies only to the states that sued and does not restore the majority of federal employees placed on administrative leave during the downsizing.