U.S. District Judge John Coughenour, appointed by former President Ronald Reagan, signed the temporary restraining order on Thursday to block Trump’s action. Coughenour’s decision just days after a number of states, including New Jersey, sued the Trump administration over the move.

Republican lawmakers are grappling with the fallout from President Trump’s first week in office, which has brought a dizzying array of changes to Washington and has already spawned major controversies.

Many Democrats were furious when President Donald Trump, on Tuesday, January 28, issued an executive order freezing federal government funds. Trump, they argued, had no right to do that — as the federal funds had already been authorized by Congress.