The director of Voice of America and a collection of journalists are suing the Trump administration for trying to dismantle the government-funded organization.

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Washington, Michael Abramowitz sued Kari Lake and Victor Morales, who have been presiding over the placement of nearly all of VOA’s 1,300 employees on administrative leave and the termination of contractors’ agreements for 500 others.

The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, asks a federal judge to order officials to restore the outlet.