hands are tied

Eight civil servants are working on the project, but their hands are tied while they wait to hear if the government still wants to go ahead with it.

The Justice Department admitted the removal was an “administrative error,” and despite a court order to do anything possible to get him back, Trump administration officials claim their hands are tied.

Army Corps of Engineers, which is overseeing debris removal, says its hands are tied.

“My hands are tied,” Williams wrote.

“Sometimes I feel like every time we try, our hands are tied behind our back, and we’re not being allowed to help the children that need help.”