Trump Action Archive

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• Trump administration ends federal legal funding for unaccompanied immigrant children — The Trump administration severed ties with nearly 100 legal organizations providing immigration counsel and ended a federal contract providing legal representation to over 20,000 unaccompanied children, effective July 31, 2026. Federal officials refused to reimburse organizations for $65 million in completed work unless they violated client confidentiality by disclosing sensitive medical and immigration data. The cuts are forcing legal nonprofits into layoffs and closures, leaving children to face immigration court without attorneys. Experts warn children without counsel win relief less than 10% of the time and face expedited deportation proceedings.
• Legal representation contract for immigrant children expires; no-bid contract offered to Trump-connected firm — The Trump administration allowed a contract for legal representation of immigrant children to expire on July 31. The administration then offered a $150 million no-bid contract to a small Texas law firm with no experience in immigration law but with close ties to Trump. Following public outcry, the law firm declined the contract. The action left immigrant children without guaranteed legal representation during deportation proceedings.

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• RFK Jr spreads vaccine misinformation as health secretary amid measles outbreak — Robert F Kennedy Jr, appointed as US health secretary, has made public statements spreading dubious information about measles vaccines, including false claims that vaccines kill people annually and cause blindness and deafness. This occurs as a measles outbreak in west Texas has sickened 279 people and killed two Americans—the first measles deaths in nearly a decade. Vaccine experts have condemned Kennedy's statements as deeply harmful during an active public health crisis.
• Measles outbreak expands in west Texas with 279 cases and two deaths — A measles outbreak centered in Gaines County, west Texas has sickened 279 people and resulted in two deaths—the first measles fatalities in the United States in nearly a decade. The outbreak has led to severe complications including measles-induced pneumonia requiring pediatric intubation. Vaccination rates in the affected area have fallen significantly, with measles immunization rates for kindergarteners dropping from 97% in 2004 to 84% in 2023 statewide.
• RFK Jr. appoints anti-vaccine activist to lead vaccine-autism study — Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed anti-vaccine activist David Geier to lead a study examining alleged links between autism and vaccines. The alleged link has been heavily studied and thoroughly debunked. Geier lacks a medical degree and was disciplined in Maryland for practicing medicine without a license. Infectious disease journalist Helen Branswell noted that Geier has "a long track record of impropriety and incompetence," and that appointing him signals the administration seeks predetermined results rather than independent scientific inquiry.