Judge John D. Bates ruled that he had grave concerns about the privacy issues raised but that the case did not meet the high legal bar for immediately blocking access.

A federal judge on Friday ordered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to delay the deletion of data after the agency’s former chief technologist alleged that the Trump administration was about to remove a database with sensitive financial information.

Although a federal judge issued an order confirming a temporary hold on layoffs at the consumer watchdog agency, its staffers remain on administrative leave.