Trump Action Archive

Supporting reports

• Senator Jon Ossoff investigation documented medical neglect in ICE detention — An investigation by Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) identified 85 credible reports of medical neglect among ICE detainees between January 20 and August 5, 2025. The incidents included a heart attack after days of untreated chest pain, complications from untreated diabetes, and denial of necessary medications and associated complications. The investigation predates the October 3, 2025 payment halt but documents a pattern of medical neglect that the article indicates has "almost certainly become much worse" following the cessation of third-party provider payments.
• Senator Ossoff's office releases report documenting 510 credible human rights abuses at ICE detention facilities — Senator Jon Ossoff's office released a report documenting 510 credible cases of human rights abuses at US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers since Trump's January 2025 inauguration. Alleged abuses include deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse, mistreatment of pregnant women and children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, denial of legal access, and child separation. The report accuses the Department of Homeland Security of obstructing congressional oversight and limiting access to detention sites. DHS denied the allegations.

Supporting reports

• ICE raids two California cannabis farms with chemical munitions deployed against protesters — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, accompanied by National Guard troops in military vehicles, conducted raids on two Glass House Farms locations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties on July 10. Federal agents fired chemical munitions (smoke/tear gas) to disperse protesters gathered on roads near the farms. Video showed children fleeing, workers being detained with bound hands, and local officials including U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal being denied entry to observe the operation. At least three people were transported to hospitals. The company stated it fully complied with search warrants.
• ICE raids on cannabis farms used tear gas and less-lethal ammunition; disabled veteran U.S. citizen arrested — On July 10, 2025, ICE agents conducted raids on two licensed cannabis farms in Southern California. Agents deployed less-lethal ammunition and tear gas, injuring multiple people, one critically. Agents arrested 200 people, including George Retes, a 25-year-old disabled veteran and U.S. citizen employed as a security guard at one farm. ICE agents claimed Retes was a protester. His family reported that local sheriff and police departments stated they do not know his whereabouts.
• Detainees denied legal access and confidential attorney communication — Immigration attorneys reported being denied access to the Everglades detention facility to meet with clients and unable to have confidential phone calls with detainees. This denial of legal access prevents detainees from receiving counsel regarding their cases and violates fundamental due-process protections, particularly significant given that nearly half of ICE detainees lack criminal records.
• George Retes, U.S. Army veteran, detained and held without legal process for three days — On July 10, 2025, George Retes, a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, was detained by federal agents while traveling to work as a security guard at a Southern California cannabis farm. Despite identifying himself as a U.S. citizen with identification in his nearby car, Retes was violently arrested, held in a jail cell for three days and nights, and denied the right to make a phone call, see an attorney, appear before a judge, or access basic hygiene after being exposed to pepper spray and tear gas.
• Farm worker dies from injuries sustained during ICE raid on California cannabis farm — Jaime Alanís, 57, a farm worker at Glass House Farms in Ventura County, California, died from catastrophic injuries after falling approximately 30 feet from a greenhouse roof during a Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement raid on July 11, 2025. The raid resulted in the arrest of at least 200 workers suspected of being in the country without legal status. Alanís called his family saying he was hiding and fleeing agents before the fall. He sustained a broken neck, fractured skull, and severed artery. DHS stated he was not in custody when he fell, though the raid created the circumstances leading to his death.