A U.S. judge on Tuesday put on hold for five days the firings of 11 CIA officers who were ordered to resign or face imminent termination over their temporary jobs with the spy agency's diversity, equity,

Judge Anthony Trenga issued a temporary stay on the firing of 11 CIA employees who Trump's administration had targeted for working on DEI initiatives.

The officers are among 51 employees at CIA and the Office of Director of National Intelligence who were told to report to work today with their badges and without lawyers.

A federal judge temporarily barred two intelligence agencies from terminating employees who had been assigned to work on diversity efforts. The order blocks the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the CIA from firing 11 anonymous employees working in diversity,