The court has supported his administration on issues like immigration, federal employee dismissals and military policies.

WASHINGTON − An ideologically divided Supreme Court on July 14 allowed the Trump administration to fire hundreds of workers from the Education Department and continue other efforts to dismantle the agency. The court's three liberal justices opposed the order, the latest win for President Donald Trump at the high court.

The Jackson Heights-raised judge who presided over Donald Trump’s criminal case criticized the fellow Queens man’s policies regarding immigration and the rule of law during a local bar association event in the World’s Borough this week.

Lower-court judges have already blocked several Trump's policies including an asylum ban at the US-Mexico border.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to pause a lower court order that required the Department of Education to reinstate nearly 1,400 employees.

The Tuesday decision said that Trump's executive order directing agencies to develop workforce reduction plans is likely lawful.

Seven lawyers who spoke with Reuters cited a punishing workload and the need to defend policies that some felt were not legally justifiable among the key reasons for the wave of departures.

The Education Department has pledged to carry out required functions, but questions remain about its plan for contending with the loss of staff.