Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration's Transfer of Transgender Inmates to Male Prisons

The court ruled the transfer likely violates the Eighth Amendment, citing risks of violence and denial of medical care for transgender women in male facilities.

• A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting the Trump administration's plan to transfer 12 transgender female inmates to male prisons.
• The ruling found a strong likelihood that the plaintiffs' claim of cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment would succeed.
• The lawsuit argued that the transfers would expose transgender inmates to heightened risks of violence, sexual assault, and harassment in male facilities.
• Concerns were raised that inmates might lose access to gender-affirming medical care, such as hormone treatments, if transferred.
• The decision challenges Trump’s executive order defining biological sex as the basis for federal policies, which has faced multiple legal disputes since its implementation.

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