The Trump administration moved transgender women in federal custody into segregated housing despite a court order barring their transfer out of women’s facilities. When Lamberth pressed Justice Department attorneys on whether the action violated his prior court order, administration attorneys said they had complied with the letter of the ruling. But attorneys for the transgender inmates challenging the administration’s policy say they should remain in the general population. Related: Court rules Trump can’t move transgender women to men’s prisonsUnder President Donald Trump, the Justice Department has ordered transgender inmates to be housed in prisons based on their sex assigned at birth. Advocates say that policy directly violates provisions of the Prison Rape Elimination Act aimed at protecting transgender inmates from sexual abuse.