The article discusses ongoing transfers of transgender women to men's prisons despite a federal judge's injunction against such practices. Civil rights attorneys highlight that many trans women not covered by the lawsuit have been moved, facing risks such as changes to their gender markers and denial of necessary healthcare. President Trump's Executive Order 14168 mandates that trans individuals are treated based on their sex assigned at birth, effectively stripping away federal recognition of transgender identities. This situation showcases the complicated and often dangerous intersection of prison policy, transgender rights, and federal law enforcement.
Despite a federal judge's order blocking the Trump administration from transferring some transgender women to men's prisons, the Bureau of Prisons is continuing the practice, putting incarcerated trans women at serious risk.
Some have had their gender markers changed in prison records before relocation. Others report being denied gender-affirming health care, subjected to pat-downs by male guards, and forced to surrender personal undergarments now considered contraband.
The transfers stem from Executive Order 14168, which Trump signed on his first day back in office. The sweeping directive states that the attorney general "shall ensure that males are not detained in women's prisons or housed in women's detention centers".
In February, Washington, D.C., U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth issued an injunction blocking the policy for 12 plaintiffs, ruling that their forced transfer likely violated the Constitution's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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