'States irreparably harmed': Judge demands immediate halt to Trump program gut

U.S. District Court Judge Deborah L. Boardman ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump's administration must restore the program AmeriCorps — the group that encourages national service and mentorship — in 24 states.

In an 86-page ruling, Boardman stated that after Trump's administration announced AmericaCorps was being cut, 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking seeing to halt its “dismantling."

But the suit said that 85 percent of AmeriCorps' staff were put on administrative leave.