U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction, barring the Trump administration from removing or damaging any additional trees at the East Potomac Golf Links

U.S. District Judge Ana C. Reyes’s October 12, 2026, emergency order temporarily barred the National Park Service from further tree removal at Washington’s East Potomac Golf Links after hundreds of trees were felled. It requires agency officials to explain the removals’ authorization and timing.