Musk's response comes shortly after a judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate scores of probationary workers fired using DOGE's blunt methods. In his ruling, Northern District of California Judge William Alsup called the government's claims that the layoffs were performance-based a "sham to try to avoid statutory requirements."

US District Judge James Boasberg blocked President Trump’s use of the 18th century Alien Enemies Act against migrant gang members.