A federal judge has ordered half a dozen federal agencies to “immediately” reinstate probationary employees fired last month as part of the Trump administration’s effort to rapidly shrink the federal workforce.

A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to rehire thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies. U.S.

A federal judge called the administration’s justification for the firings of workers with probationary status a “sham.” Another ruling barred the administration from carrying out future mass reductions.

In separate rulings, judges in Maryland and California ordered the reinstatement of probationary workers fired last month across many agencies.