Chloe Atkins

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg again ordered government lawyers to answer his questions and said they should do so in a sealed filing by noon Wednesday.

The Department of Homeland Security issued Khalil a notice to appear before an immigration judge for deportation proceedings, with a hearing set for March 27 in Louisiana.

The judge, who reinstated Gwynne Wilcox to the National Labor Relations Board, said Trump's "power to remove federal officers and honest civil servants ... is not absolute."

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of multiple transgender youths and their families, who alleged that the order interrupted their care.

Hampton Dellinger challenged his termination last month as head of the Office of Special Counsel by suing several Trump administration officials.

The judge ruled Hampton Dellinger must be allowed to continue serving as the head of the Office of Special Counsel for the remainder of his term.

Trump's efforts to drastically shrink the size of the federal government are running into legal roadblocks.

The federal judge called the Department of Government Efficiency's work "opaque" as he ordered an official to shed more light on its activity and structure.

The Justice Department ordered the charges be dismissed on Feb. 10, prompting resignations of prosecutors and allegations of "quid pro quo" with the Trump administration.

The men, who have also been charged with sex trafficking, have denied all allegations of misconduct.