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Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer arrives before a House Education and Workforce hearing, Thursday, June 5, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration's plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide and halt a residential career training program for low-income youth that was established more than 50 years ago.

The Department of Labor last week announced a nationwide “pause of operations” for dozens of Job Corps centers run by private contractors . The department cited an internal review that concluded the program was costly and had a low success rate.

The review also identified safety issues at the res

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