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- Judge Michael Nachmanoff ruled the Trump administration fired FEMA CFO Mary Comans without civil-service procedures, limiting President Donald Trump’s removal-power expansion.
- The February 2025 dismissal followed a Homeland Security claim that Comans authorized payments for New York City’s migrant shelter hotels.
- Nachmanoff cited a 140-year Supreme Court record that permits Congress to set removal procedures for inferior officers.
- He ordered a name-clearing hearing for Comans after the Justice Department declined comment.
