CHICAGO (WLS) -- A federal judge in New York on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration from dismantling the Job Corps program.

There are 99 Job Corps centers across the country, including one on Chicago's Southwest Side.

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The restraining order comes after Job Corps contractors sued, arguing that the White House doesn't have the authority to dismantle a program established and funded by Congress.

On Wednesday, young people were scrambling.

The Chicago center that educates young people and helps them find jobs was slated to close down with only a couple of days of notice, after a federal funding pause.

The decision meant hundreds enrolled may not be able to complete their training, and, be

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