The federal government launched an investigation into California’s statewide governing body that oversees athletics after the organization ignored President Donald Trump’s new policies on transgender sports.

Two transgender girls who attend high school in New Hampshire challenged the Trump administration’s recent executive order banning transgender girls and women from participating in girls’ sports, according to a court filing.

A day after a probe was opened into the CIF for allowing transgender athletes to play girls' sports, a federal judge blocked President Trump's executive orders restricting gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youths.

In a release on Wednesday, the Department of Education said the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) “publicly announced plans to violate federal antidiscrimination laws related to girls’ and women’s sports.” The department is also investigating the Minnesota State High School League.

The U.S. Department of Education urged sports groups Tuesday to restore female athletes' records and awards that were "wrongfully erased" by biological males, who "unfairly competed" in women's sports.

President Donald Trump’s administration has launched an investigation of the organization that oversees high school sports in California over its policies in support of transgender student athletes.

CIF has said it plans to continue following California law regarding transgender athletics participation despite President Trump’s executive order that makes transgender athletes ineligible

The U.S. Department of Education has launched Title IX investigations into two athlete associations located in California and Minnesota, after