ATLANTA — Members of Congress and a federal judge are questioning the Trump administration's plan to shut down Job Corps centers nationwide and halt a residential career training program for low-income youth that was established more than 50 years ago.

The Department of Labor last week announced a nationwide “pause of operations” for dozens of Job Corps centers run by private contractors . The department cited an internal review that concluded the program was costly and had a low success rate.

11Alive's Molly Oak reported this week on the impact to a woman in Brunswick, as well as future campus that was slated to be built in South Fulton.

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The Department of Labor review also identified safety issues at the res

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