Federal Judge to Pause Trump Admin's Mass Layoffs at CFPB

A federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ruled the agency can't go forward immediately with plans to fire hundreds of employees.

During a hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson expressed concern that administration officials aren't complying with her earlier order that maintains the agency's existence until she rules on the merits of a lawsuit seeking to preserve the bureau.

Jackson said she'll bar officials from carrying out any mass firings or cutting off employees' access to agency computer systems Friday. She scheduled a hearing on April 28 to hear testimony from officials.