Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Oversight Board Firings with Permanent Injunction
A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction blocking President Trump's attempt to fire three members of the Federal Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) responsible for guiding Puerto Rico toward fiscal stability.
The FOMB members, Arthur J. Gonzalez, Andrew G. Biggs, and Betty A. Rosa, had obtained a preliminary injunction in October 2025 after filing a lawsuit challenging their firings.
According to the lawsuit, members of the FOMB cannot be removed without cause, and President Trump's attempt to fire them violated the US Constitution and federal law establishing the FOMB.
The government initially appealed the preliminary injunction but abandoned its appeal after the Supreme Court concluded that President Trump's firing of Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook was illegal.