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The injunction was requested in a lawsuit filed by the Somerville and Easthampton school districts in Massachusetts and the American Federation of Teachers, along with other education groups.

In their lawsuit, the groups said the layoffs amounted to an illegal shutdown of the Education Department. They said it left the department unable to carry out responsibilities required by Congress, including duties to support , and .

In his order, Joun said the plaintiffs painted a 鈥渟tark picture of the irreparable harm that will result from financial uncertainty and delay, impeded access to vital knowledge on which students and educators rely, and loss of essential services for America鈥檚 most vulnerable student populations.鈥�

Layoffs of that scale, he added, 鈥渨ill likely cripple the Department.鈥�

Joun ordered the Education Department to reinstate federal workers who were terminated as part of the March 11 layoff announcement.

The Trump administration says the layoffs are aimed at efficiency, not a department shutdown. Trump has of the agency but recognizes it must be carried out by Congress, the government said.

The administration said restructuring the agency 鈥渕ay impact certain services until the reorganization is finished鈥� but it鈥檚 committed to fulfilling its statutory requirements.

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