
07/12/2025
The Trump administration’s decision, in May, to cut funding for the Job Corps program nationwide has been temporarily halted by the U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan. Carter issued an injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps centers without congressional approval, according to the Associated Press.
An injunction can be long lasting or even permanent. As a result of Carter’s injunction, Mami Job Corp Center director Bernard Johnson states the following, “ We are contacting former students, requesting they return to finish what they began.” Associated Press states Job Corp site leaders are waiting on the green light to accept new enrollments.
The Trump administration’s decision, in May, to cut funding for the Job Corps program nationwide has been temporarily halted by the U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in Manhattan. Carter issued an …