Trump Admin Faces Legal Defeats as Judges Block Key Orders on Immigration, Voting, and DEI

The Trump administration faced several legal defeats across multiple federal courts on Wednesday and Thursday, according to the Associated Press. Judges blocked key parts of its executive orders on immigration, elections, and education policy. A D.C. judge blocked Trump’s attempt to add a proof-of-citizenship requirement to federal voter registration, ruling that power lies with Congress and the states. In Colorado and Maryland, judges barred deportations under the rarely used Alien Enemies Act and ordered the return of deported asylum seekers. A San Francisco judge temporarily blocked efforts to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities, and the administration petitioned the Supreme Court to reinstate a ban on transgender military service amid ongoing legal battles.