Judge blocks Trump’s foreign student ban at Harvard University
A federal judge has extended an order that would prevent the Trump administration from revoking foreign students at Harvard University.
President Donald Trump has announced Paul Ingracia, the White House Liaison Officer for the Department of Homeland Security.
“Paul is a highly respected lawyer, writer and constitutional scholar who did an incredible job of serving as my White House liaison for homeland security,” Trump wrote in a True Social Post on May 29.
According to his LinkedIn profile, he graduated from Cornell Law School in 2022 and worked at a law firm for 10 months.
The Special Advisory Office investigates and prosecutes allegations of prohibited personnel practices (PPP) for federal employees and applicants, particularly retaliation against whistleblowers. The office also enforces the Hatch Act, which investigates allegations of fraud within the administrative department and restricts partisan political activity by government officials.
In a post in X, Ingrassia wrote, “We will make every effort to restore competence and integrity to the enforcement department – prioritizing eliminating waste, fraud and abuse in the federal workforce and encouraging the rule of law and fairness in enforcement of the Hatch Act.”
Hampton Dillinger, a former resident of that position, was fired by Trump in February. He sued to continue his job, and a federal judge first issued a temporary restraining order to block Trump, but the District of Columbia Circuit’s U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled that clears his way of firing. Dellinger ended its legal battle with Trump on March 6th.
In February, Dellinger wrote in a statement that mass shootings of probation employees led by the government ministry’s efficiency look illegal. He asked the Specialist Labor Commission to suspend the termination of six employees from six different federal agencies so that the Watchdog organization could investigate.
Dellinger wrote in a statement that the termination “contrary to the reasonable reading of the law,” and in particular against the law regarding forced reductions. Federal law generally requires 60 days of notice to reduce power, prohibiting trial employees from being fired for reasons not related to their performance or behavior.
Ingracia also briefly served as the Justice Department White House liaison shortly after Trump took office in January.
However, he was reassigned to DHS after pushing to recruit candidates who exhibited “exceptional loyalty” to Trump, and his efforts reported in February of a clash with Attorney General Pam Bondy’s top aide, Chad Mizzell.
Contribution: Erin Mansfield
