Separations take effect; DHS simultaneously posts notices stating the three offices are not being abolished

On the RIF separation date, and after Judge Reyes instructed DHS counsel at a hearing to say so publicly, DHS posted brief notices on each of the three offices' webpages indicating that they would remain operational — reversing the department's earlier position that the offices had been "abolished" and were "no longer operational." The court denied plaintiffs' same-day motion for a temporary restraining order (ECF 34) without prejudice, in part for failure to show irreparable harm. The layoffs themselves proceeded; the reversal was of the label, not the personnel action. Plaintiffs' counsel responded that saying the offices continue to exist "isn't enough" and that DHS must allow them to do their jobs.