A judge on Monday denied a request by an organization representing students in the University of California school system to block staffers from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive data tied to federal student loans and require the Department of Education to retrieve the information already obtained by those employees.

U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss said the plaintiff, the University of California Student Association, failed to make a “clear showing” that “it will likely suffer irreparable harm” if the process continued.

Moss added that he would decide whether USCA “has standing to sue and has stated a claim upon which relief may be granted” at a later date.

“Those questions are less clear cut and are better answered on a more complete record,” he said.

The judge found that the plaintiff’s claims that allowing DOGE staffers to access their personal data would create risks, including for identify theft, were “entirely conjectural.”

“UCSA provides no evidence, beyond sheer speculation, that would allow the Court to infer that [Department of Education] or DOGE staffers will misuse or further disseminate this information,” Moss wrote.

The judge added that DOGE employees are also legally mandated “to use UCSA members’ information for lawful purposes within the mission of the Department of Education and to keep it confidential, in accordance with the Privacy Act, tax laws, and other federal laws.”

Moss said none of the actions DOGE is said to have taken to identify areas where cost-cutting is warranted and eliminate programs inconsistent with the Trump administration’s priorities “should involve disclosure of any sensitive, personal information” about students.

USCA had argued that allowing DOGE employees to access its members’ financial information that was provided to the Department of Education would violate their privacy.

DOGE, which has been established as a component of President Donald Trump’s executive office, has been used by Trump and his ally Elon Musk to create chaos in their effort to overhaul the federal government by slashing what they describe as wasteful spending and fraud.

DOGE and the Department of Education on Friday warned state education departments they would lose federal funding for public schools and universities unless they killed all diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives within two weeks.

The Department of Education has been a frequent target for the president.

“I’d like it to be closed immediately,” Trump said last week. “The Department of Education’s a big con job.”