Thousands of students in limbo as Trump administration seeks to shut down Job Corps centers

Emily Scott, a Job Corps student in Los Angeles, and Andrea Watts from Las Vegas, both face uncertainty in their career training after the Labor Department’s recent “phased pause” of operations at 99 Job Corps centers due to alleged poor outcomes and serious incidents. A temporary restraining order by U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter blocked the Trump administration from shutting down the program, which has bipartisan funding support, as lawmakers criticize the move as illegal and harmful to students. The situation has left many students, including those in L.A., without housing and disrupted their paths to graduation and certification.