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Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Federal Workers in Charge of Trump Terminations Also Firing Themselves
The people responsible for conducting Trump's mass firings at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau are now firing themselves, according to a court filing first flagged by Politico's Kyle Cheney. Two weeks ago the CFPB, under the Department of Government Efficiency's direction, fired nearly 1,500 employees last week, leaving only about 200 people employed there. Now, as the remaining workers stay up day and night to manage the transition, they've begun including themselves in the firings. 'We are three positions off, but we are reconciling it,' read an email from CFPB COO Adam Martinez. 'My team doing all of the number/name crunching are running on low fuel and have not slept for a couple of days. They also happen to be RIFing themselves.' 'RIFing' refers to 'reduction in force,' a government term for layoffs. This happening at the CFPB—which is supposed to be the American consumer's strongest ally—is a dire sign for the already struggling agency. Aside from being gutted by DOGE, the agency will also no longer focus on key issues like protecting consumers making digital payments, people with medical debt, or those using peer-to-peer payday lending platforms.
Int'l Business Times
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
Trump Admin Restores All Revoked Student Visas After Pushback From Courts
Donald Trump The Trump administration has restored the revoked visas of all foreign students, Politico Senior legal affairs reported Kyle Cheney reported on Friday. In a series of publications on X, the journalist detailed the reversal follows intense pushbacks from courts across the country. He detailed that he counted 103 lawsuits filed in the past 20 days, and judges had issued 50 restraining orders requiring the administration to reverse course. NEWS: After canceling thousands of foreign students' immigration records — threatening their ability to study and live in the US — the Trump administration has reversed course and restored them follows intense pushback from courts across the country. Details TK — Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) April 25, 2025 Some of the students were apparently targeted for their political activities, particularly pro-Palestine protests the administration deemed a danger to national security. Others, however, were apparently flagged for minor infractions such as traffic violations. Their records were terminated from SEVIS, a federal database that tracked their status, leading several universities and colleges to disenroll affected students. According to Inside Higher Ed, as of April 18, more than 240 colleges and universities had identified over 1,550 international students and recent graduates affected by visa revocations. Most were first alerted to the issue after checking the SEVIS database, which has been updated unilaterally by federal authorities. However, even before the reversal a recent ruling from a Michigan judge determined that ICE does not have legal authority to terminate a student's immigration status, even if their SEVIS record is marked as "terminated." "Under pressure from ICE, schools have been advising students they are out of status after SEVIS record termination, and in many cases disenrolling them as a result," said Nathan Yaffe, an attorney representing international students in deportation cases. "Now ICE has submitted sworn declarations that SEVIS record termination has no legal effect on the student whatsoever." The Intercept reported this week that DHS acknowledged in court filings that SEVIS terminations do not equate to a loss of lawful nonimmigrant status. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was the face of revocations, saying the administration would continue such actions if foreign students engaged in "destabilizing acts." Originally published on Latin Times © Latin Times. All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
