The Joe Biden-appointed judge who halted the Trump administration’s deportation of about 350,000 Haitians has a background as a private Democrat financial supporter, though with a sometimes-unpredictable judicial record.

U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, of the District of Columbia, on Monday determined President Donald Trump’s termination of Temporary Protected Status for certain Haitian immigrants “shall be null, void, and of no legal effect” until the case is complete.

Here are six things to know about Reyes.

In March 2025, Reyes blocked a Trump administration executive order that expelled certain transgender military service members.

The Trump administration argued the order barring transgender individuals “turns on gender dysphoria—a medical condition—and does not discriminate against trans-identifying persons as a class.” 

Reyes countered that the order was a ban on transgender people. She added in her opinion that “leaders have used concern for military readiness to deny marginalized persons the privilege of serving.”  

In a 2018 case that predated her time as a judge, Reyes was on the legal team representing 19 people who crossed the southern border without going........

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