Day 22

Education Department Dismantlement: $881M in Contracts Slashed, IES Eliminated, 50% Workforce Cut

DOGE terminated 89 Education Department contracts totaling $881 million, gutting the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) — the nation's primary education research body. The Department then cut nearly 50% of its 4,100-person workforce, and President Trump signed an executive order to close the agency entirely.

Vought orders halt to all investigations and enforcement

Acting Director Vought orders the CFPB to stop all investigations, including pending ones, and suspend all new rules from taking effect. All enforcement activity ceases.

From: DOGE Shuts Down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: 'CFPB RIP'

International law experts document ICC violations

Legal scholars at Chatham House, Just Security, and other institutions publish analyses concluding that the proposal, if executed, would constitute a crime against humanity under Rome Statute Article 7(1)(d) and a violation of Geneva Convention IV Article 49.

From: Trump Proposes Forcible Displacement of 2.3 Million Palestinians from Gaza

Immigrant Defenders Law Center files emergency challenge

The Immigrant Defenders Law Center (ImmDef) files an emergency stay application under the Administrative Procedure Act. A district court grants a nationwide stay of the 2025 MPP reimplementation.

From: Reimposition of 'Remain in Mexico' Migrant Protection Protocols

HUD employee emails demanding lists of DEI contracts

Department of Housing and Urban Development employees receive emails demanding they compile and submit lists of all DEI-related contracts, as DOGE operatives seek to identify and eliminate diversity-related spending across the agency.

From: DOGE-Directed Elimination of Federal DEI Programs and Mass Firings of DEI Workers

Pacito v. Trump lawsuit filed

IRAP, HIAS, Church World Service, and individual refugees filed suit challenging the suspension of USRAP and the freeze on refugee-related funding.

From: Indefinite Suspension of US Refugee Admissions Program and Record-Low Resettlement Cap

CFPB suspended — enforcement halted

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement actions are halted by DOGE direction. The acting director (appointed by DOGE) orders staff to stand down. Courts issue injunctions challenged by the administration.

From: DOGE: Musk-Led Dismantlement of Federal Agencies Without Congressional Authorization