Trump Action Archive

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• Undocumented immigrants lose work and income during ICE crackdown; DACA renewals cost $1,000 — During an ICE crackdown in Minneapolis, many undocumented single mothers were afraid to leave their homes and lost months of work, creating financial hardship for themselves and their children. Additionally, some immigrants authorized to work under DACA status are now being forced to pay upwards of $1,000 to renew their status. The enforcement actions and renewal costs are creating economic precarity for vulnerable populations.

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• Complaint filed: Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Mullin — The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and Legal Services for Children (LSC) filed a complaint in the Northern District of California challenging a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy designating the $250 fee for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) petitions as categorically non-waivable. The plaintiffs, representing abused, neglected, or abandoned immigrant youth who risk losing SIJS eligibility upon turning 21, allege the fee-waiver ban is arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act and was adopted without required notice-and-comment rulemaking. They seek vacatur of the policy and injunctive relief requiring USCIS to process SIJS fee-waiver requests under its ordinary framework.

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• SNAP benefits terminated for 440,000 Arizona residents under One Big Beautiful Bill Act — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, championed by Republicans and celebrated by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, made the deepest cuts to SNAP in its history, expanded work rules, and shifted costs to states. Arizona alone has terminated SNAP benefits for 440,000 residents since the law's passage. The cuts have forced Arizona to lay off a third of its caseworkers. Among those losing benefits is Dee McDonald, a 65-year-old cancer survivor weighing 69 pounds who skips meals to feed her three teenaged grandsons.

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• Civil rights groups sue HHS over childcare funding restrictions and FOIA non-compliance — The ACLU, National Women's Law Center, and allied civil rights organizations filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request regarding the Trump administration's January 2026 freeze of over $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds across five states. The freeze, justified by unsubstantiated fraud claims against Somali childcare providers originating from a viral social media video, was halted by federal court order in January 2026. The lawsuit seeks disclosure of communications between federal officials and the video's creator, and demands transparency on the administration's stated rationale for the restrictions.
• FOIA lawsuit filed: American Civil Liberties Union et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services — The American Civil Liberties Union, National Women's Law Center, and National Center for Law and Economic Justice filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services in federal district court (D.D.C.), alleging the agency failed to timely process, grant expedited review, conduct adequate search, or release responsive records following a March 11, 2026 FOIA request. The request sought records concerning the legal and factual bases for HHS restrictions on federal child care and family-assistance funding imposed in December 2025 and January 2026, including communications with state recipients and records concerning alleged fraud allegations. HHS had released no responsive records more than 130 days after submission. Plaintiffs seek court-ordered production of records, a Vaughn index of withheld materials, waiver of fees, and attorneys' fees.