Trump Action Archive

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• ICE Director Testifies on Body Cameras and Detention Conditions — ICE Director Todd Lyons testified before the House, revealing that only 3,000 out of 13,000 field agents have body cameras.
• Congressional Hearing on Immigration Enforcement — Officials from the Department of Homeland Security, including Todd Lyons of ICE, testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security regarding immigration enforcement actions.

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• ICE Plans for New Detention Facilities Announced — The Department of Homeland Security has secured funding for new detention facilities, including a $87.4 million facility outside Philadelphia and a $37 million facility near San Antonio.
• Increase in Immigrant Detention Numbers Reported — Following the implementation of the new mass detention policy, the number of immigrants held in U.S.
• ICE Purchases Warehouses for Detention Camps — ICE has spent over half a billion dollars purchasing warehouses across the country to convert into detention camps.

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• ICE arrests continue across the US — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been conducting a series of immigration operations across the United States, including in cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, Portland, and Charlotte.
• Trump administration escalates immigration enforcement — The Trump administration, under the direction of Tom Homan, has intensified its immigration enforcement efforts, resulting in the arrest of nearly 400,000 immigrants in the first year of Trump's second presidency.
• ICE Arrests Target Non-Criminal Immigrants — CBS News reported that during the first year of Trump's second term, less than 14% of the nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE had violent criminal charges or convictions.

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• Trump administration strips civil service protections — The Office of Personnel Management issued a final rule to remove civil service protections from approximately 50,000 federal employees, allowing the administration to replace nonpartisan civil servants with loyalists.
• Trump administration moves to alter federal workforce protections — The Trump administration is implementing a new employment category that could remove job protections for approximately 50,000 federal workers.
• Federal Employment Protections Eliminated

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• Democrats Issue 10 Demands for ICE Reforms — Democrats have issued a list of 10 demands aimed at reforming the tactics of federal agents under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically targeting ICE and the US Border Patrol.
• Democratic Leaders Release DHS Funding Negotiation Demands — Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have released a list of ten demands in their negotiations with Republicans over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, focusing on immigration enforcement operations.
• Democrats Outline Demands for DHS Funding — Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) sent a letter to Senate majority leader John Thune (R-SD) and House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) detailing demands for the

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• Trump administration seeks $1bn in damages from Harvard University — Donald Trump announced that his administration is seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, accusing the institution of antisemitism and mishandling civil rights violations.

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• Federal agents use tear gas against peaceful protesters in Portland — Federal officers in Portland, Oregon, used tear gas and flashbangs against thousands of peaceful protesters, including children, who were marching outside an ICE facility.

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• ICE Surveillance Expansion — Federal immigration officers have been equipped with advanced surveillance technologies, including biometric trackers and drones, following a bill that increased ICE's funding.

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• Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey discusses Operation Metro Surge with Trump — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey reported a productive conversation with President Trump regarding the ongoing Operation Metro Surge.

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• Federal agents use teargas on protesters in Minneapolis — On January 25, 2026, federal agents used teargas to disperse protesters outside a hotel in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they believed ICE agents were staying.

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• Monks for Peace Gathering at the Capitol — A group of monks is organizing a Peace Gathering at the Capitol in North Carolina, scheduled for 3:30 pm.

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• Vice-President JD Vance to Defend Federal Actions in Minneapolis — Vice-President JD Vance is scheduled to visit Minneapolis to defend President Trump's decision to deploy 3,000 federal law enforcement officers to the area following the shooting of Renee Good.

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• ICE targets Somali communities in Maine in new Trump administration crackdown — The Trump administration has initiated a targeted immigration crackdown in Maine, known as Operation Catch of the Day, focusing on Somali immigrants.
• ICE Enforcement Surge in Maine — ICE has increased enforcement activities in Maine under "Operation Catch of the Day," resulting in over 100 arrests within the first three days.
• ICE arrests 100 people in Maine immigration crackdown — The Department of Homeland Security announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested over 100 individuals in Maine as part of an immigration crackdown.

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• DOJ Files Criminal Complaints Against Church Protesters — The Department of Justice filed criminal complaints against seven protesters who disrupted a service at St.
• Arrests made over anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church — On Thursday, three individuals, Nekima Levy Armstrong, Chauntyll Louisa Allen, and William Kelly, were arrested in connection with a protest at a Minnesota church.

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• ICE Memo Authorizes Forced Home Entries — An internal ICE memo reveals that federal immigration officers are now authorized to forcibly enter homes without a judge's warrant, based solely on an administrative warrant.
• ICE memo claims authority for warrantless home entry — A leaked memo from ICE, signed by Acting Director Todd Lyons in May 2025, suggests that immigration agents may use an administrative removal document, Form I-205, as authority to enter homes and arrest individuals
• ICE Memo Signals Shift in Home Entry Protocols — A leaked memo from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suggests a potential policy shift from requiring judicial oversight to allowing administrative self-authorization for home entries.

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• Appeals court lifts injunction on ICE actions against protesters — The eighth US circuit court of appeals granted the justice department's request for an administrative stay, temporarily lifting a preliminary injunction issued by Judge Katherine Menendez.
• Tincher v. Noem (D. Minn.) 0:25-cv-04669 — The Eighth Circuit issued an administrative stay of Judge Menendez's preliminary injunction, temporarily lifting the restrictions on ICE's use of force against… — The Eighth Circuit issued an administrative stay of Judge Menendez's preliminary injunction, temporarily lifting the restrictions on ICE's use of force against protesters.
• Appeals court lifts restrictions on ICE use of force in Minneapolis — A federal appeals court has temporarily lifted restrictions that previously limited immigration agents from using force against peaceful protesters in Minneapolis.

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• ICE agents forcibly detain US citizen without a warrant — ChongLy ‘Scott’ Thao, a US citizen, was forcibly detained by ICE agents in his Minnesota home without a warrant.

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• DOJ announces investigation into protesters disrupting church services — The Department of Justice announced an investigation into protesters who disrupted church services in St.

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• Women's March National Walkout — On January 20, 2026, the Women's March is sponsoring a national walkout to protest against government actions perceived as oppressive.

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• Trump Administration Mobilizes Federal Agents in Minnesota — The Trump administration has deployed 3,000 federal agents to Minnesota, significantly outnumbering the local police force.
• Trump administration sends 3,000 immigration and border patrol officers to Minnesota — The Trump administration has deployed 3,000 immigration and border patrol officers to Minnesota, amid protests against the government's deportation policies.
• DHS Deploys 2,000 Federal Agents to Minneapolis for ICE Operations — Earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) deployed 2,000 federal agents to Minneapolis as part of the Trump administration's largest operation targeting immigrants.

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• Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minnesota — President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy the military and declare martial law in Minnesota if local politicians do not stop protests against federal agents.
• Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota — Former President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota in response to protests against federal immigration enforcement operations.
• Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act — Former President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, deploying ICE and Border Patrol agents to cities like Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

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• Mass Resignation in DOJ's Civil Rights Division — At least four leaders of the DOJ's Civil Rights Division resigned after the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, Harmeet Dhillon, decided not to investigate the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer.
• Resignation of Minnesota Federal Prosecutors — Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned over the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision to investigate the widow of a woman killed by an ICE agent, while refusing to investigate the shooting itself.
• Federal prosecutors resign over lack of investigation into ICE shooting — Six federal prosecutors from the US attorney’s office in Minnesota and four leaders from the Department of Justice's civil rights division resigned in protest over the decision not to investigate the fatal shooting of

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• ICE conducts door-to-door raids in Minneapolis–St Paul — Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) deployed approximately 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis–St Paul area as part of "Operation Metro Surge." The operation involves door-to-door checks at businesses suspected
• Deployment of federal agents to Minneapolis — Following the shooting of Renee Good, the administration redeployed 200 Customs and Border Patrol agents from Louisiana to Minneapolis, where they joined 2,000 federal agents already present.
• ICE conducts door-to-door raids in St. Paul, Minnesota — In early January, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) deployed over 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis–St.

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• Shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis — Renee Nicole Good was shot in Minneapolis, an incident that has been described as state violence.
• Federal immigration agent shoots and kills Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis — On January 11, 2026, a federal immigration agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
• ICE agent kills Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis — On January 11, 2026, Renee Nicole Good, a U.S.

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• Anti-ICE protester permanently blinded by non-lethal ammunition — On January 9, a 21-year-old protester was permanently blinded after being shot at close range by non-lethal ammunition during an anti-ICE protest.