Overview

• During an August 5 White House briefing, President Trump pledged a “very, very strong form of testing” to bar transgender athletes from women’s events at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
• He signed an executive order establishing a White House Olympics Task Force charged with overseeing security, eligibility and other issues for LA28.
• On August 4, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued guidance blocking transgender women from obtaining “extraordinary ability” visas to compete.
• The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has amended its athlete safety policy to enforce birth-gender rules in women’s competition, citing compliance with the federal directive.
• Advocacy groups and athletes such as Stephanie Turner and Dee Worley have called for mandatory sex-screening protocols, and legal challenges to the exclusionary measures are expected.