The order reinstates a policy Trump implemented during his first term as president that prohibited trans people from enlisting and barred those already enlisted from transitioning.

Hegseth told reporters as he arrived at the Pentagon that his first official day would be busy, with additional executive orders expected “on removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of COVID mandates, Iron Dome for America — this is happening quickly."

Trans people in federal custody are already feeling immediate impacts of the order, the ACLU’s Gillian Branstetter says.