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Judge Blocks Trump Order Transferring Trans Women to Men’s Prisons

6/9/2026

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U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth issued a preliminary injunction blocking U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration order to transfer 14 transgender women to men’s federal prisons.
He called the blanket transfers unreasonable because they create danger before any treatment can be offered.
GLAD Law and the National Center for LGBTQ Rights said the ruling reaffirms that the government cannot knowingly expose incarcerated individuals to grave danger.

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U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth issued a preliminary injunction blocking U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration order to transfer 14 transgender women to men’s federal prisons.
He called the blanket transfers unreasonable because they create danger before any treatment can be offered.
GLAD Law and the National Center for LGBTQ Rights said the ruling reaffirms that the government cannot knowingly expose incarcerated individuals to grave danger.