President Donald Trump's effort to ban federal funding for gender-affirming care for young people is facing a legal challenge

The action follows a Trump administration order seeking to halt federal support of gender transition care for those under 19.

Several social justice groups said Tuesday that they are suing the Trump administration over its new restrictions on gender-affirming medical care for children.

Last week, Trump issued another executive order barring federal funding for transgender health services for minors, including hormone therapy and surgical procedures. The order specifically called out federal research grants given to hospitals and medical schools as well as Medicare and Medicaid funding.

The Trump administration is being sued over its controversial move to withhold federal funding to medical institutions that provide gender-affirming medical care to those under the age of 19.

A small number of transgender women in women’s facilities cannot be transferred to men’s prisons, the judge ruled.

In a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration in Maryland federal court, the families, who are represented by Lambda Legal and the American Civil Liberties Union, allege that the order discriminates against transgender people and goes beyond Trump's authority as president.