Operations are back to normal at the Clearfield Job Corps program, at least for now, after a judge's ruling halting plans to shutter it and 98 other programs around the country.

As supporters fight to save the program, they are pointing to statistical errors the Department of Labor made in building a case to ax the program.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced Monday it will begin a "phased pause" in operations at contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide. The pause of operations at all contractor-operated centers will occur by June 30.

A judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Labor Department's efforts to close Job Corps centers, affecting 100 Milwaukee staffers

The termination of the program will end education, housing, and job training for tens of thousands of young people in low-income households.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s effort to pull the plug on Job Corps, issuing an order which at least pauses the closure of an Astoria center that would have eliminated 168 jobs.

In a House hearing, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici questioned Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer about the sudden shutdown of 99 Job Corps centers. Bonamici pressed for clarity on the decision, highlighting its impact on students and communities.

Following the Trump administration’s announcement that they are looking to close all Job Corps center operations nationwide, which would include in Cassadaga, the staff at Cassadaga Job Corps Center are calling on federal leaders to stand up for their communities and constituents and stop the closing.