Democratic allies and even some Republicans lobbied for the Trump administration to keep Barron in place, citing the state’s decline in violent crime during his tenure.

A federal judge denied the Associated Press’ request to immediately allow its reporters to resume covering White House events and travel aboard Air Force One after they were banned over how the news organization references “Gulf of America” in its style guide.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration began barring the AP from the Oval Office, Air Force One and other areas that have been open to the agency for a century.