A federal judge in New Jersey temporarily blocked the Trump administration from firing two U.S. Air Force transgender service members stemming from an executive order issued in January by President Donald Trump that spurred a policy change at the Pentagon.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Christine O’Hearn, a Joe Biden appointee, is another setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to bar transgender individuals from serving in the military.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, also appointed by Biden, in Washington, D.C., last week temporarily blocked the Pentagon from enforcing Trump’s executive order on Jan. 27 barring transgender individuals from military service while a lawsuit by 20 current and prospective service members challenging the measure goes forward.

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