The Trump administration is ordering all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

The principles of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace are a longtime target of President Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. Three new executive orders eliminate DEI from the federal government's hiring practices and encourage the private sector to follow suit.

The Office of Personnel Management — the government’s top human resources agency – notified federal department heads in a memo that DEI program employees must be notified by 5 p.m. Wednesday