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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Katie Hawkinson

Trump wants to cut FEMA staffing by 50% as he pushes to shrink disaster relief agency, lawsuit alleges

President Donald Trump’s administration is attempting to cut about 50 percent of the workforce at the nation’s emergency response agency, a new lawsuit alleges.

The complaint, filed on Tuesday by a group of unions, local governments and other interest groups, seeks to block alleged plans by the Trump administration to cut more than 10,000 roles at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. These cuts began on December 31 and will continue over the coming months, according to the lawsuit.

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