Former government employees are finding that perhaps the only thing harder than getting laid off from the federal government is staying that way.

Federal employees in Maryland anxiously await the Supreme Court’s decision on whether the Trump administration will be allowed to proceed with firing thousands of federal government workers.

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government, at least 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers have had their positions terminated, CNN reported.

A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s directive for mass layoffs. The Supreme Court said the administration could proceed.

Business Insider spoke with 16 federal workers after the Supreme Court decision that will allow federal staff cuts to continue.

Advocates of fired federal workers are poised to pivot to class actions following the recent US Supreme Court ruling that curbed universal injunctions, realigning the legal battle lines over the federal workforce.

With the change, the Trump administration has also backed away from a signature effort to stay ahead of China in the A.I. race. The U.S. government had been concerned that the Chinese military could use A.I. chips to coordinate attacks and develop weapons and had also wanted to preserve the U.S. lead in developing A.I. systems.

After the Supreme Court allowed President Trump on Tuesday to resume firing government workers, federal employees rushed to Signal group chats and anxious phone calls, trying to figure out what it meant for them.

The latest round of firings targets not just prosecutors but also support staff members who played a smaller role.