WASHINGTON – A federal judge late Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender forces in the US military and added it to the list of legal setbacks on the administration’s agenda.
District of Columbia, US District Judge Anna Reyes, ordered the Trump Department of Defense to return to military policy before him. issued An executive order openly prohibiting transgender individuals from participating or continuing to serve in the military.
Trump executive ordersigned late on January 27th, claiming that “the adoption of gender identities that contradict individual sexual conflict with soldiers’ commitment to an honorable, true, and disciplined lifestyle, even in their personal lives.” Furthermore, the order argues that being transgender is not “consistent with the humility and selflessness required by service members.”
Order overturned policy for 2021 Allowed Transgender individuals openly serve the military.
Page 79 opinionReyes criticized the administration for a lack of data to prove his claims in Trump’s order.
“Transgender people have been serving openly since 2021, but the accused have not analysed the services. That’s a shame. Only the plaintiff’s service records are on display for the suggestion that transgender people can have warrior mental, physical and mental health, honor, integrity and discipline to ensure military excellence,” writes Reyes.
Rays’ order It will take effect in the eastern part of the country on Friday at 10am.
Reyes’ ruling is one of the other recent court orders that interfere with the Trump administration’s legally suspicious conduct. Massive gunfire Federal workers’ Flying immigrants Under wartime authority, in El Salvador and Honduras, contrary to the judge’s court orders.
Then President Joe Biden nominated Reyes in 2023 and headed the Senate. Confirmed She was 51-47 votes.
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“The ruling is the latest example of an activist judge trying to take power at the expense of Americans who elected Trump.”
DOJ “continues to do so” with Trump “he has “stroke defended” by an unknown spokesman.
Stephen Miller, deputy White House Chiefs of Staff, condemned the social media decision on Wednesday, saying the federal judge “takes over the mantle of the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Homeland Security and Commander.”
“Every day, they change the administration’s foreign policy, economy, staffing and national security policy,” Miller said. I wrote it X. “Every day, the nation occurs to ensure that the least elected local federal judge has decided on the policies of the US government. It’s insanity.”
Trump’s social media attack on a federal judge on Tuesday urged something unusual Rebuke Secretary John Roberts, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Eight transgender active duty service members and transgender individuals actively pursuing enlistment in the military case To the government.
plaintiff It combines 130 years of military service in a wide range of roles and numerous deployments around the world. According to Reyes, it is currently deployed in an active combat zone.
Plaintiffs may reside or be stationed in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, the District of Columbia, and Wisconsin.
Last updated at 11:44am, March 19, 2025
