The judge previously ordered the Trump administration to unfreeze the federal funds, accusing the White House of failing to comply with his initial order.

An appeals court judge denied the Trump administration’s request for an administrative stay to block a court order that required federal agencies to lift their spending freezes—the latest blow to the Trump administration amid a slew of legal actions as Democrats and others fight President Donald Trump and cost-cutting czar Elon Musk in court.

This is the first time in President Donald Trump’s second term that a federal judge has accused his administration of defying a court order.