Appeals Court Allows Layoffs But No Dismantling of Consumer Bureau

The order scales back portions of an injunction from a federal judge that sought to block the dismantling of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building in Washington on Oct. 31, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A federal appeals court ruled on April 11 that the Trump administration could proceed with laying off workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau but could not fully abolish the agency.

The order, issued on the evening of April 11 by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, is a partial win for President Donald Trump, who told reporters in February that the agency should be dismantled.