Trump administration pauses Job Corps programs from low-income youth in Detroit, Flint and Grand Rapids

Federal officials cited low graduation rates, high costs and safety issues

Democratic lawmakers criticized the abrupt move and are organizing support while urging reversal

A federal program that offered housing and job training to young adults in three Michigan cities was halted late last week by the Trump administration, prompting outcry from local lawmakers and fundraising efforts for youth forced to leave the facilities.

The US Department of Labor called it a “phased pause” of Job Corps, a decades-old program started by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson that offers residential vocational training and education to low-income or at-risk young people ages 16 to 24.

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