A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's ongoing effort to end congestion pricing.

A temporary restraining order the MTA secured Tuesday bars the federal government from taking punitive actions against the transit agency until at least June 9.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has threatened to withhold federal funding for nonessential transit projects if the MTA does not end the tolling program, which rolled out in January.

Tuesday’s order stops him from doing so for the time being.

MTA leaders appeared in court in Lower Manhattan Tuesday to once again defend the plan.

Speaking to reporters after the court session, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber called the judge’s decision “good news for the state.”

“It’s good news for New Yorkers who are benefiting from congestion pricing, because we want to move quickly to a final resolution, and it’s also good news in the sense that he spoke out in favor of state sovereignty,” Lieber said.

“And one of the things that a lot of people have been put off by is the idea that the federal government’s going to step in and tell New York City how to deal with its traffic problem. That seems a little crazy,” he added.

The MTA argues that data shows congestion pricing is working by raising money and cutting down on Manhattan traffic.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has refused to comply with any deadline to shut down the program. President Donald Trump, though, has vowed to kill the toll.

In a statement Tuesday, Hochul said the judge’s order marked a “massive victory for New York commuters, vindicating our right as a State to make decisions regarding what’s best for our streets.”

“So here’s the deal: Secretary Duffy can issue as many letters and social media posts as he wants, but a court has blocked the Trump Administration from retaliating against New York for reducing traffic and investing in transit,” she said. “Congestion pricing is legal, it's working and we're keeping the cameras on.”

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Transportation, meanwhile, released a statement maintaining the ruling “was not on the merits of our case against Hochul’s class warfare, but rather a temporary pause to have more time to reach a decision."

“Enforcement actions for noncompliance were merely under consideration, and we will comply with the judge’s request to hold,” the spokesperson said. “We look forward to making our case in court against Hochul’s illegal tolls as we work to protect working-class Americans from being unfairly charged to go to work, see their families, or visit the city.”