A federal judge said that she had concerns about being “hoodwinked” by plans put forward in her courtroom Monday by a Trump appointee to rebuild three offices focused on civil rights oversight within the Department of Homeland Security that were eviscerated with mass layoffs set to take effect this week.

Some agencies have walked back their layoffs, but the court order spurring that action is not preventing re-firings.

The move reinstates some employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health — which lost more than 90 percent of its workforce

Mass layoffs: A federal judge in California called for a two-week pause in the Trump administration’s mass layoff plans, barring two dozen agencies from moving forward with the largest phase of the president’s downsizing efforts, which the judge said was illegal without Congress’s authorization. Read more ›

The Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the Western Hemisphere, has seen a 35% drop in cargo volume compared to the same period last year, according to Gene Seroka, the port’s executive director. The drop reflects the harsh impact of recent tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration.

The Trump administration sought Supreme Court's approval for federal worker layoffs. This request followed a lower court's order halting the administration's plan. The administration aims to reduce the federal workforce through this action.