A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction that blocks Donald Trump’s administration from removing transgender service members in all U.S. military branches after a lawsuit challenged his sweeping command to remove all transgender troops, end their gender-affirming healthcare and deny new trans recruits.
In a loss for the Trump administration, Tuesday’s order from District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocks the president’s ban as well as a Pentagon memo with additional guidance. She gave the administration until 10 a.m. March 21 to appeal. One minute after that deadline, the order will automatically take effect, she said.
