A judge on Thursday granted a restraining order against the Office of Personnel Management, saying it illegally ordered thousands of job terminations of certain federal employees and must retract its directives and dealing a blow to President Donald Trump’s efforts to slim down the government quickly and dramatically.

President Donald Trump, alongside Elon Musk, aims to significantly reduce the federal bureaucracy. This initiative faces opposition from Democrats, unions, and federal employees, who claim that the job cuts are illegal and could hinder government operations.