As the Hubert Humphrey Job Corps Center in Saint Paul prepares to close its doors, dozens of young adults are facing an uncertain future. The closure leaves many without housing, education, or other skills needed to succeed in the workforce.

Lawmakers grilled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer on the agency‘s controversial decision to pause Job Corps centers across the country during her appearance Thursday before the House Education and Workforce Committee.

The residential Job Corps center in Palmer will remain open for now, with students continuing classes following a court order issued by a federal judge Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter in New York issued the temporary restraining order as part of a lawsuit alleging that a Department of Labor directive to shut