A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from transferring 14 transgender women in federal custody to men’s prisons, ruling that the women are likely to succeed in their legal challenge against the policy.Pink Newsby Siân ThompsonJune 10, 2026The Sunday (7 June) decision prevents the Federal Bureau of Prisons from enforcing part of President Donald Trump’s 2025 executive order requiring incarcerated people to be housed according to their sex assigned at birth.In a sharply worded ruling, US District Judge Royce C. Lamberth found that each of the 14 plaintiffs had demonstrated a substantial risk of serious harm if transferred to men’s facilities.The court cited evidence that the women, many of whom have undergone gender-affirming medical treatment and have histories of sexual assault, self-harm, or other vulnerabilities, could face heightened risks of violence, sexual assault, and psychological trauma if moved.
The judge lambasted the policies, saying that,
Lamberth also criticised the administration’s position that any resulting harm could simply be treated after the fact: “It is fundamentally unreasonable for prison officials to respond to serious risks such as mental health deterioration, self-harm, and suicide by intentionally creating those risks and offering to treat them after they predictably occur,” he wrote.
But, as usual, Trump's cronies don't care about us; they only care about the points they score with their MAGA base.
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