A US Federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred President Donald Trump-led administration from firing federal employees amid the government shutdown.

According to CNN, District Judge Susan Illston granted a preliminary injunction that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out.

The judge, who was nominated by former Democratic President Bill Clinton, stated that the evidence show mass firings done during the shutdown were illegal and in excess of authority.

Since the shutdown came into force on October 1, the Republican administration has slashed jobs in education, health and other areas that were dominated/supported by Democrats.

The American Federation of Government Employees and other labor unions have sued to stop the “reductions in force" layoff

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