A federal judge ruled on Friday that the Trump administration illegally fired former Federal Emergency Management Agency Chief Financial Officer Mary Comans last year when the agency terminated her employment over her approval of grant funding for migrant hotels.

Comans sued the Trump administration in March 2025, arguing that she was “unlawfully terminated” from her role without due process or the opportunity to “appropriately respond” to her termination. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Michael S. Nachmanoff, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, sided with Comans.

Nachmanoff said the Supreme Court has set a precedent that “the president does not have plenary power to remove inferior officers” in his ruling, according to Politico.

Comans’s lawyer in the case, Mark Zaid, celebrated Nachmanoff’s ruling on X, noting that the judge ordered a “name-clearing” hearing for the former FEMA official. The judge did not, however, order that Comans be restored to her position or the agency, according to the outlet.

“Incredible win just now before EDVA in lawsuit against President Trump for former FEMA CFO Mary Comans. 1st case deciding no Article II authority to terminate officers w/o due process,” Zaid posted on X.

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