There are an estimated 200,000 probationary workers — generally employees who have less than a year on the job — across federal agencies.

The Trump administration must halt its firings of thousands of government employees who have been hired in the past two years, dismissals that had no legal justification, a federal judge in San Francisco ruled Thursday.

Eileen and James Kramer were fired from their jobs at Lake Clark National Park in Alaska, even though they both recently received promotions. A judge has found the administration's firings illegal.