New week, same BS. President Donald Trump’s administration is continuing its campaign against trans folks and immigrants, and it’s acting more aggressively—and lawlessly—than in his first term. Here’s the breakdown for this week.

Reproductive rights

• On January 24, Trump reinstated the global gag rule, which cuts off international aid funding to NGOs that provide abortion care, referrals, or advocacy. Rewire News Group Senior Reporter Garnet Henderson did a deep dive on the global gag rule and its implications.
• The same day, Trump issued another executive order declaring the U.S. will enforce the Hyde Amendment, which bars federal funding for abortion care (with few exceptions).
• The administration this week froze the U.S. global HIV medication distribution program, more commonly referred to by its acronym, PEPFAR.

LGBTQ+ rights

• Trump signed an executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military. NBC News reported that transgender service members will likely not be immediately dismissed, and it’s unclear what will happen to those receiving gender-affirming care through Tricare.
• A second executive order restricts access to and the federal funding of gender-affirming care for people under the age of 19, among other directives.
• Yet another executive order blocks federal funding for schools that support transgender and nonbinary students’ transitions and promote “gender ideology and critical race theory in the classroom.”

Immigration

• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is conducting raids across the country.
• The White House issued a memo directing the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security to send undocumented immigrants to be held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.

Health and science

• The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) sent a memo to federal agencies on Monday ordering a funding freeze on federal grants and loans, causing widespread confusion. While it was not meant to impact programs like food stamps and Medicaid, the Medicaid system was disrupted in several states, the New York Times reported.
• A federal district judge in Washington, D.C. temporarily blocked the order until a hearing can take place February 3.
• The OMB rescinded the memo, but the administration is expected to continue reviewing federal spending.