After being ordered to close their doors by the Department of Labor, the Wind River Job Corps in Riverton, Wyoming, and 98 other Job Corps across the nation, will remain open.

However, it is only a brief reprieve for the programs.

U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter of Manhattan, New York, issued a temporary restraining order against the closure on Wednesday that was upheld Thursday morning. A court hearing will be held on June 17 to determine if the federal program can remain open beyond the original deadline of June 30.

U.S. Sen. John Barrasso sent a statement to Cowboy State Daily in support of both the Department of Labor’s actions and the work that has been done by the Wind River Job Corps, which is the state’s lone job corps program.

“The Trump administration is right to audit the

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