{"id":2424179,"date":"2025-04-16T11:54:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eleven-trump-executive-orders-that-have-been-struck-down-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-16T11:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T15:57:02","slug":"eleven-trump-executive-orders-that-have-been-struck-down-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eleven-trump-executive-orders-that-have-been-struck-down-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eleven Trump executive orders that have been struck down &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feleven-trump-executive-orders-that-have-been-struck-down-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2424179&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses several executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that have faced legal challenges and been struck down by federal courts. Despite the large number of executive actions taken since his return to the White House, not all have been upheld. Among the notable orders that courts have paused or blocked are those concerning birthright citizenship, the pausing of foreign aid, bans on transgender individuals in the military, and suspensions of refugee resettlement programs.<\/p>\n<p>specifically, an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship was met with immediate legal challenges, leading to a temporary restraining order and ongoing appeals. Similarly, an order that paused foreign aid was blocked by a federal judge for lacking justification. Other contentious orders included bans on transgender surgeries for minors and defining &#8220;sex&#8221; based on biology, both of which faced multiple lawsuits. <\/p>\n<p>The article outlines the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-arrested-lawyer-jim-trusty-quits-another-case-over-irreconcilable-differences\/\" title=\"...yer Jim Trusty resigns from another case due to &#039;irreconcilable differences&#039; after Donald ...&#039;s arrest.\">ongoing legal battles surrounding<\/a> these executive actions, emphasizing that while Trump has been prosperous with some initiatives, important portions of his agenda are currently halted pending judicial review.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eleven Trump executive orders that have been struck down<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2044888\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> has issued an avalanche of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"executive actions\">executive actions<\/a> since returning to the White House, but not all of them have withstood initial judicial scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump has been successful with several of his actions, federal courts have struck down others. The Trump administration still has avenues to appeal all of the negative rulings, but these are the orders currently paused by the courts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3381886\/california-sues-trump-tariffs-without-congressional-approval\/\">California sues Trump over enacting tariffs without congressional approval<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3381664\/letitia-james-criminal-referral-trump-administration-mortgage-fraud\/\">Letitia James faces criminal referral by Trump administration for alleged mortgage fraud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3381355\/judge-trump-officials-abrego-garcia-deportation\/\">Judge to allow depositions from four Trump officials over Abrego Garcia deportation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ending birthright citizenship<\/h2>\n<p>Trump issued an order on his first day in office declaring an end to birthright citizenship. <\/p>\n<p>The order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"argued\">argued<\/a> that &ldquo;the Fourteenth Amendment has never been interpreted to extend citizenship universally to everyone born within the United States&rdquo; and has &ldquo;always excluded from birthright citizenship persons who were born in the United States but not &lsquo;subject to the jurisdiction thereof.&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3254276\/donald-trump-challenges-implications-ending-birthright-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"teased\">teased<\/a> the action in the months before his return to the White House and had previously discussed attempting to end birthright citizenship in his first term.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s order was met with quick resistance, with lawsuits challenging its legality filed almost immediately. Several Democratic state attorneys general led the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3295137\/democratic-attorneys-general-vow-uphold-birthright-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">main lawsuit against the order<\/a>. Three days after taking office, Senior U.S. District Judge John Coughenour issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3298682\/federal-judge-temporarily-halts-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-nationwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">nationwide temporary restraining order<\/a> halting the order and decried Trump&rsquo;s action as &ldquo;blatantly unconstitutional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat who led the legal challenge against the order, heralded the Jan. 23 ruling as a &ldquo;win for the rule of law and the U.S. Constitution.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration appealed the temporary restraining order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, but it was denied. The administration has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3347121\/trump-asks-supreme-court-end-birthright-citizenship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"appealed\">appealed<\/a> to the Supreme Court, which is considering whether to take up the case.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3348712\/supreme-court-trump-request-pause-birthright-citizenship-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"allowed\">allowed<\/a> states and organizations that have challenged the order until April 4 to submit responses.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pausing foreign aid<\/h2>\n<p>Another executive order Trump signed on his first day in office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/reevaluating-and-realigning-united-states-foreign-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">paused foreign aid for 90 days<\/a> while it was reviewed to ensure it aligned with the administration&rsquo;s goals and values.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All department and agency heads with responsibility for United States foreign development assistance programs shall immediately pause new obligations and disbursements of development assistance funds to foreign countries and implementing non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors pending reviews of such programs for programmatic efficiency and consistency with United States foreign policy, to be conducted within 90 days of this order,&rdquo; it said.<\/p>\n<p>After the executive branch began executing Trump&rsquo;s order to review foreign aid during the pause, various lawsuits challenged it. On Feb. 13, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3320177\/trump-administration-blocked-axing-all-foreign-aid-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blocked\">blocked<\/a> the Trump administration from canceling all foreign contracts, ruling it had &ldquo;not offered any explanation for why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid &hellip; was a rational precursor to reviewing programs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs in the case returned to Ali in the following weeks, saying the Trump administration disobeyed the court order to end the blanket halt. On Feb. 25, Ali <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3329930\/judge-gives-trump-administration-one-day-pay-usaid-bills\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"gave\">gave<\/a> the Trump administration one day to demonstrate that it abided by the ruling and paid nearly $2 billion in&nbsp;foreign aid to recipients and contractors for work completed through Feb. 13.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration appealed the ruling to the Supreme Court, but in a 5-4 decision, <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">th<\/span>e court <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3337771\/supreme-court-rejects-trump-foreign-aid-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">allowed the order to&nbsp;hold<\/a>&nbsp;and required&nbsp;payments for work completed.<\/p>\n<p>In a later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3343639\/judge-gives-trump-deadline-2-billion-dollar-usaid-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ruling\">ruling<\/a> on March 10, Ali ruled that the Trump administration needed to show the court proof of the $2 billion in payments within that week but did not block its ability to cancel future aid or contracts. <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Earlier that day, Secretary of State Marco Rubio&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3342047\/rubio-cancels-83-percent-usaid-contracts\/\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a>&nbsp;that after a six-week review, it was canceling &ldquo;83% of the programs at [the U.S. Agency for International Development]&rdquo; while maintaining roughly 1,000 remaining programs under the State Department.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Banning transgender people from the armed forces<\/h2>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3302692\/trump-ax-thousands-transgender-troops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"issued\">issued<\/a> an executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/prioritizing-military-excellence-and-readiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"order\">order<\/a> on Jan. 27 banning transgender people from enlisting and serving in the armed forces, restoring a 2017 order from the president&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p>Transgender advocates denounced the efforts, with the Human Rights Campaign saying service members, including transgender people, &ldquo;wear the same uniform, take the same oath, and meet the same rigorous standards.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Opponents to the order sued in federal court in Washington, D.C., to have it halted. On March 18, U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3352063\/judge-blocks-trump-order-barring-transgender-troops-military\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blocked\">blocked<\/a> the order, saying it discriminated against people based on their sex and transgender status.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/secdef\/status\/1902492705139089483?s=46&amp;t=gzdwLUahk6FOlaqxNrYsxA\" target=\"_blank\">vowed<\/a>&nbsp;to appeal to a dec<\/span>ision a day later, saying, &ldquo;We will win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Invocation of Alien Enemies Act<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3347140\/alien-enemies-act-donald-trump-1798-law-immigration-deportations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alien Enemies Act of 1798\">Alien Enemies Act of 1798<\/a> was one of the laws Trump teased using for the rapid deportation of illegal immigrants while on the campaign trail, and on March 15, he declared a proclamation invoking the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>In the proclamation, Trump declared the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang was &ldquo;perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory incursion against the territory of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I proclaim that all Venezuelan citizens 14 years of age or older who are members of TdA, are within the United States, and are not actually naturalized or lawful permanent residents of the United States are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s order came less than a month after he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3324941\/rubio-names-eight-latin-gangs-terrorist-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declared<\/a>&nbsp;several cartels, including Tren de Aragua, terrorist organizations. While Trump issued the long-anticipated proclamation on March 15, hours later, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-desantis-goes-to-war-over-big-tech-heres-why-this-battle-matters\/\" title=\"Ron DeSantis Goes To War Over Big Tech: Here\u2019s Why This Battle Matters\">federal judge blocked<\/a> the order.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge James Boasberg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3349181\/federal-judge-stop-trump-deportations-tren-de-aragua-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"paused\">paused<\/a> the order for 14 days shortly after it was issued, arguing some of those deported under the order could face irreparable harm.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pause, the Trump administration deported two flights of alleged Venezuelan gang members around the time of the court order. The White House&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3349552\/white-house-denies-defying-court-order-deportation-venezuelan-gang-members\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denied<\/a>&nbsp;defying a court order because the &ldquo;aliens had already been removed from U.S. territory&rdquo; by the time the judge&rsquo;s ruling was issued.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3352902\/white-house-pauses-deportation-flights-alien-enemies-act-court-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"paused\">paused<\/a> deportation flights for alleged Tren de Aragua members but vowed to challenge the court ruling, which White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declared was &ldquo;an egregious abuse of the bench.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ending contracts with Perkins Coie law firm<\/h2>\n<p>The president issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/addressing-risks-from-perkins-coie-llp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"executive order\">executive order<\/a> on March 6 targeting Perkins Coie, a top Democratic-linked law firm. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">order directed executive branch agencies<\/a> to end federal contracts with the firm and revoke security clearances given to its staff.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said in the order the law firm conducted &ldquo;dishonest and dangerous activity,&rdquo; discussing its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3341070\/why-trump-target-perkins-coie-law-firm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"connections\">connections<\/a> to pushing the Russia collusion claims during Trump&rsquo;s first term. He railed against the various unfounded claims levied against him during his prior stint in the White House about connections to Russia, alleging it was orchestrated by his 2016 election enemy, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3345890\/judge-blocks-trump-perkins-coie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"halted\">halted<\/a> the order, granting a temporary restraining order against the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"halted\">Trump administration<\/a> for its plans to target the law firm. Howell said the order would have a chilling effect on law firms of &ldquo;blizzard proportions&rdquo; while saying the action violated the law firm&rsquo;s First, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ending contracts with WilmerHale and Jenner &amp; Block law firms<\/h2>\n<p>Trump issued executive orders to revoke federal contracts for the Jenner &amp; Block and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr law firms and end security clearance for their staff on March 25 and 27, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>In his executive order targeting Jenner &amp; Block, Trump pointed to the firm&rsquo;s past employment of left-wing lawyer Andrew Weissmann. In his order going after WilmerHale, he pointed to former special counsel Robert Mueller&rsquo;s past employment at the firm.<\/p>\n<p>While some of the other law firms targeted by Trump reached agreements with the administration, both of these firms filed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3362416\/law-firms-sue-trump-security-clearance-punishment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lawsuits<\/a>&nbsp;alleging the executive orders were unconstitutional.<\/p>\n<p>On March 28, two federal judges&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3363205\/judges-pause-trump-order-punishing-law-firms-linked-mueller-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paused<\/a>&nbsp;the orders against the law firms over concerns of irreparable harm they could face while the legal challenge to the orders is pending.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ending contracts with Susman Godfrey law firm<\/h2>\n<p>On April 9, the president&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/04\/addressing-risks-from-susman-godfrey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued<\/a>&nbsp;an order to have the Susman Godfrey law firm stripped of its security clearances, its government contracts terminated, and to limit its access to federal buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Trump claimed the firm &ldquo;spearheads efforts to weaponize the American legal system and degrade the quality of American elections.&rdquo; Susman Godfrey recently represented Dominion Voting Systems in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-to-know-about-rudy-giuliani-defamation-damages-trial-starting-monday\/\" title=\"Rudy Giuliani&#039;s defamation damages trial begins Mon... - here&#039;s what you need to know\">high-profile defamation lawsuit<\/a> against Fox News over claims about the 2020 election being rigged against Trump. The lawsuit was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/900742\/fox-reaches-787m-settlement-with-dominion-moments-before-opening-of-defamation-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">settled<\/a>&nbsp;in April 2023 for $787 million.<\/p>\n<p>Susman Godfrey&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3378728\/susman-godfrey-sues-trump-executive-order-usha-vance-law-firm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sued<\/a>&nbsp;Trump on April 11, alleging the order was &ldquo;blatantly unconstitutional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On April 15, Judge Loren AliKhan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.dcd.279461\/gov.uscourts.dcd.279461.15.0_1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granted<\/a>&nbsp;the law firm a temporary restraining order pausing Trump&rsquo;s order.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Radio Free Europe funding cancelation<\/h2>\n<p>U.S. Agency for Global Media senior adviser Kari Lake canceled funding for and ordered the disbandment of Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty on March 15. Her cancelation in funding was cited as being in compliance with Trump&rsquo;s order directing the USAGM to cut down to only its legally required operations.<\/p>\n<p>RFE\/RL, which broadcasts in 27 languages to 23 countries, sued Lake&rsquo;s order and called for its disbandment. On March 25, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3359564\/royce-lamberth-blocks-kari-lake-trump-administration-radio-free-europe-funding-pull\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granted<\/a>&nbsp;a temporary restraining order halting Lake&rsquo;s directive.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The leadership of USAGM cannot, with one sentence of reasoning offering virtually no explanation, force RFE\/RL to shut down &mdash; even if the President has told them to do so,&rdquo; Lamberth wrote in his ruling.<\/p>\n<p>In a letter to RFE\/RL on March 26, Lake&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3360704\/kari-lake-withdraw-cancellation-radio-free-europe-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced&nbsp;she would rescind<\/a> her order.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This precision is without prejudice to USAGM&rsquo;s authority to terminate the grant at a later date if USAGM were to determine that such termination was appropriate under the applicable law,&rdquo; Lake said in the letter.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Suspension of refugee resettlement program<\/h2>\n<p>As part of Trump&rsquo;s avalanche of executive orders during his first day back in office, he signed an order pausing the refugee resettlement program for four months. Trump made the flood of refugees entering the country a key campaign matter, discussing Springfield, Ohio, among other places during his run for a second term, and invoked those towns in his Jan. 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/realigning-the-united-states-refugee-admissions-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"order\">order<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States lacks the ability to absorb large numbers of migrants, and in particular, refugees, into its communities in a manner that does not compromise the availability of resources for Americans, that protects their safety and security, and that ensures the appropriate assimilation of refugees,&rdquo; the order said.&nbsp;&ldquo;This order suspends the [U.S. Refugee Admissions Program] until such time as the further entry into the United States of refugees aligns with the interests of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The order sparked backlash from refugee advocacy groups, which fought against the order in federal court. The International Refugee Assistance Project, alongside various other groups, led the litigation against the executive order halting the program.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The United States has a moral and legal obligation to protect refugees, and the longer this illegal suspension continues, the more dire the consequences will be,&rdquo; Melissa Keaney, senior supervising attorney for U.S. Litigation at IRAP, said in a statement upon filing the lawsuit in February. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Refugees and the families and communities waiting to welcome them have been thrown into indefinite limbo, and the resettlement agencies ready to serve them don&rsquo;t know if they can keep the lights on if the government continues to withhold critical funding,&rdquo; Keaney added.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Judge Jamal Whitehead temporarily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3329974\/federal-judge-blocks-trump-refugee-ban-for-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blocked\">blocked<\/a> the order on Feb. 25, decrying the executive action as &ldquo;effective nullification of congressional will.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Banning transgender surgeries for minors<\/h2>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/healthcare\/3303613\/trump-curtail-trans-procedures-minors-new-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"issued\">issued<\/a> an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"order\">order<\/a> on Jan. 28 banning transgender surgeries and procedures for people under the age of 19. The order said the U.S. &ldquo;will not fund, sponsor, promote, assist, or support the so-called &ldquo;transition&rdquo; of a child from one sex to another, and it will rigorously enforce all laws that prohibit or limit these destructive and life-altering procedures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The order came as several states have banned transgender surgeries for minors in recent years and received pushback from transgender activists. The order was met with a challenge in court led by multiple Democratic state attorneys general and LGBT advocacy groups.<\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 13, U.S. District Judge Brendan Hurson temporarily <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3319863\/judge-deals-temporary-blow-trump-transgender-youth-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"blocked\">blocked<\/a> the order and said not allowing these individuals to get the surgeries and procedures for those under age 19 would be &ldquo;horribly dangerous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The pause on the executive order was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3334339\/judge-halts-trump-order-banning-transgender-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"extended\">extended<\/a> by U.S. District Judge Lauren King on March 1, with King accusing the Trump administration of having a &ldquo;bare desire to harm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Placing transgender inmates by biological sex<\/h2>\n<p>One of the first executive orders Trump signed on Jan. 20 defined &ldquo;sex&rdquo; in the federal government as being based on biology rather than gender identity. The order also included a provision to &ldquo;ensure that males are not detained in women&rsquo;s prisons or housed in women&rsquo;s detention centers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s order was met with multiple lawsuits seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-trump-executive-orders-that-have-been-struck-down\/\" title=\"Eight ...s that have been ... down\">prevent moving biological males<\/a>, who identified as women, to male prison quarters. One of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3301699\/transgender-inmate-sues-trump-order-biological-sex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"lawsuits\">lawsuits<\/a> filed by an LGBT advocacy group on behalf of a transgender inmate said the inmate would &ldquo;experience irreparable injury&rdquo; under the order.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3311036\/judge-blocks-federal-prison-system-relocating-transgender-inmates-trump-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"granted\">granted<\/a> a temporary restraining order on Feb. 4 blocking the transfer of the biological male inmates out of female facilities and into male facilities and from allowing the Trump administration to enforce the order.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"LIST: THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT\">LIST: THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another well-known Trump executive order that was temporarily blocked pertained to ending support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs within the government.<\/p>\n<p>The order was initially blocked by U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson, but on March 14, a <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">three-judge federal appeals court panel&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3348881\/appeals-court-lifts-block-trump-dei-executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\">allowed<\/a>&nbsp;it<\/span> to be enforced while the challenge to it plays out in the courts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2044888\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2044888\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eleven Trump executive orders have been invalidated by courts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2424180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-signing-executive-order-white-house.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[44837,5894,53560,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2424179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-executive-orders","tag-politics","tag-struck-down","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/trump-signing-executive-order-white-house.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2424179"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2424183,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2424179\/revisions\/2424183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2424180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2424179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2424179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2424179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}