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Federal Judge Declines to Halt Firings of CIA Officers Tied to DEI Programs

28 February 2025 11:20 AM
BCI 24 News Network

A federal judge declined on Thursday to grant a temporary restraining order that would have extended a block on the termination of dozens of CIA officers who worked in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs, which President Donald Trump had ordered to be dismantled.
U.S. District Judge Anthony Trenga in Virginia previously issued an administrative stay to pause the firings following a lawsuit filed by career intelligence officers who had been assigned to DEIA-related assignments temporarily within the CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence (ODNI).
In the Feb. 27 order, Trenga said that he had denied the plaintiffs’ request for a preliminary injunction, which could have prevented the agencies from firing them while the case was ongoing….