Trump Action Archive

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• DHS rescinded guidance limiting immigration enforcement in schools and protected areas — On January 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced rescission of prior guidance that had designated schools as "protected areas" where certain immigration enforcement actions were restricted. The rescission did not explicitly authorize agents to enter schools but communicated that schools were no longer treated as uniquely buffered spaces under federal guidance, altering the legal and practical environment for immigration enforcement near educational facilities.
• Trump administration overturns sensitive areas policy — The Trump administration has overturned longstanding policies that restricted immigration enforcement in "sensitive areas" such as schools, churches, and hospitals. This change allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection to arrest migrants in these locations. The Department of Homeland Security announced the policy shift, emphasizing a crackdown on immigration. This move is part of a broader set of executive actions aimed at increasing deportations and cooperation between ICE and local governments.
• Department of Homeland Security removes guidance limiting immigration enforcement near sensitive locations — The Department of Homeland Security removed previous guidance that had limited enforcement actions near churches, schools, and hospitals. Immigration enforcement operations now occur at houses of worship and other sensitive locations. Over 620,000 deportations have occurred since January 2025 under this enforcement posture.
• DHS scraps guidance limiting immigration arrests near sensitive locations — The Department of Homeland Security removed previous guidance that limited immigration enforcement actions near sensitive locations such as churches, schools, and hospitals. This policy change has led to increased deportations and raised concerns about the impact on vulnerable communities and the sanctity of sensitive locations.
• ICE enforcement surge in Lake Worth Beach following Trump's January 2025 inauguration — Following Trump's January 2025 inauguration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intensified operations in Lake Worth Beach, Florida, a city of 45,000 located 10 miles from Mar-a-Lago. ICE agents began patrolling streets, raiding grocery stores, churches, and schools, and coordinating with local police for arrests. According to the Guatemalan-Maya Center director, approximately 70% of center users attending immigration check-ins or court dates have been deported, detained, or given ankle bracelets with 90-day self-deportation orders. The crackdown has created widespread fear, isolation, and documented mental-health crises within the migrant community.
• Trump issues immigration executive orders — On his first day in office, Donald Trump issued several executive orders targeting immigration. These include a national emergency declaration to deploy the military to the US-Mexico border, an attempt to end birthright citizenship, and the rescission of a taskforce aimed at reuniting families separated at the border. The orders have been described as chaotic and difficult to enforce, with many expected to face legal challenges. The actions have incited panic and confusion among immigrants and their advocates.
• DoJ orders prosecution of officials resisting immigration crackdown — The U.S. Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, has issued a directive to federal prosecutors to target state and local officials who resist the administration's mass deportation campaign. Acting Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove instructed prosecutors to investigate and potentially bring criminal charges against officials in "sanctuary" jurisdictions for harboring undocumented immigrants or withholding immigration information. This directive is part of a broader immigration crackdown, including executive orders to mobilize federal agencies for enforcement and challenge local laws blocking Trump's immigration agenda.

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• Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship — President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14160, restricting birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to non-citizen parents under certain conditions. The order specifies that citizenship will not be granted if the mother was unlawfully present or temporarily in the U.S. and the father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of birth. This policy applies to births occurring 30 days after the order's issuance.
• Trump attempts to end birthright citizenship — President Trump signed an executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship for children born in the US to undocumented immigrants. This order instructs federal agencies not to issue certain documents to these children, challenging the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship. Civil rights groups, including the ACLU, have vowed to challenge this directive in court, as the president cannot unilaterally change the Constitution.
• Trump signed executive order ending birthright citizenship — On January 20, 2025, Trump signed an executive order targeting automatic citizenship for US-born children of undocumented immigrants and some legal immigrants. The order limits birthright citizenship if a person's "mother was unlawfully present in the United States and the father was not a United States citizen or lawful permanent resident" or when the mother's presence was "lawful but temporary." Birthright citizenship is protected by the 14th Amendment. The order was temporarily blocked on January 23, with the judge calling it "blatantly unconstitutional."
• Trump issued executive order denying birthright citizenship to children of non-permanent residents — On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" declaring that individuals born in the United States are not citizens if their parents do not have legal permanent status. The order directly contradicts the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship. The order prompted legal challenges from the ACLU and other organizations on behalf of families affected by the policy, including an asylum applicant from Honduras whose child was due after the order took effect.
• Trump signed executive order attacking birthright citizenship — On his first day in office in January 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship" announcing that the federal government would not issue documents recognizing U.S. citizenship to persons born in the United States whose mother was unlawfully present or whose presence was lawful but temporary, and whose father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. The order specified a 30-day implementation delay. Trump had promised this action as a candidate in May 2023, calling birthright citizenship "based on a historical myth, and a willful misinterpretation of the law by the open borders advocates."
• Trump signed executive order denying birthright citizenship to children of non-permanent-resident parents — On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order titled "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship," declaring that individuals born in the United States are not citizens if their parents lack legal permanent status, directly contradicting the Fourteenth Amendment. The order prompted lawsuits by families including asylum applicants, with lower court judges calling it "blatantly unconstitutional." On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship in a 6–3 decision, though Justice Kavanaugh indicated he would overturn it if Congress rewrote relevant law.
• Trump issues executive order on American citizenship — On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship." The order stipulates that U.S. citizenship will not automatically be granted to individuals born in the United States if their mother was unlawfully present or temporarily in the U.S. at the time of birth, and the father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. This policy applies to births occurring 30 days after the order's issuance. The order directs federal departments to align their regulations with this policy and issue guidance within 30 days.
• Trump signed executive order denying birthright citizenship to children of undocumented immigrants and temporary visa holders — President Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025, directing federal agencies to deny citizenship documentation to persons born in the United States whose mother was unlawfully present or on temporary visa status and whose father was not a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. The order applies to births occurring 30 days after its issuance. It directs the Secretaries of State and Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Commissioner of Social Security to implement the policy within their agencies and issue guidance within 30 days.
• Trump signs executive orders to end birthright citizenship — On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed a record number of executive actions, including one aimed at ending the constitutionally-protected right to birthright citizenship. This move is part of a broader set of actions targeting immigration and citizenship policies. The executive order has sparked significant controversy and legal challenges, as it directly contradicts the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
• Trump ends birthright citizenship for certain children — President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting birthright citizenship for children born in the US to certain immigrant parents. The order specifies that citizenship will be denied if the mother was unlawfully present and the father was not a US citizen or lawful permanent resident at the time of birth. This move challenges the 14th Amendment and is expected to face legal challenges.
• Trump plans to challenge birthright citizenship — Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order ending automatic citizenship for children born to non-citizen parents in the US. This direct challenge to the 14th amendment would likely trigger immediate constitutional challenges, with Trump acknowledging the need for a constitutional amendment.
• Trump redefines birthright citizenship — President Trump signed an executive order redefining birthright citizenship, targeting children of undocumented migrants born on US soil. This move contravenes the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees citizenship to anyone born in the United States. The order is part of a broader immigration policy overhaul.
• Trump signs executive order limiting automatic birthright citizenship — On the day after his inauguration, President Trump signed an executive order that would deny citizenship to US-born babies whose parents are not citizens or green-card holders. The order directly contradicts the 14th Amendment. Five pregnant immigrant women, including an asylum seeker from Venezuela, immediately filed suit challenging the order, fearing their unborn children would become stateless.
• Trump issues executive order on birthright citizenship — President Trump issued an executive order titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” which seeks to overturn the established interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment regarding birthright citizenship. This order aims to give Trump the power to determine citizenship status, prompting lawsuits from multiple states and organizations.
• Trump Issues Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship — President Trump issued an executive order titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” aiming to overturn the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship established by the Fourteenth Amendment. This order seeks to give the president the power to determine citizenship status, which has prompted lawsuits from multiple states and organizations.
• — Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order stating that children born in the U.S. to visa holders and illegal immigrants are not entitled to birthright citizenship. This order challenges the 14th Amendment's guarantee of citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. and contradicts a Supreme Court ruling from 1898. The order has already been blocked by a federal judge, and several states have launched lawsuits against it. The order is expected to have a chilling effect on skilled immigration to the U.S.

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• Trump administration eliminated "X" gender marker on federal passports and denied or revoked requests to update gender markers — Within days of returning to office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration reversed Biden-era protections for transgender Americans by eliminating the "X" gender marker on passports that had been introduced in 2022. Requests to update gender markers were returned with instructions to "correct" them back to birth sex. Some applicants reported their passports were seized and never reissued. The Supreme Court allowed the administration to continue enforcing these rules while litigation proceeds, leaving trans people unable to obtain identification documents that reflect their identity.
• Trump signed Executive Order 14168 eliminating gender markers from federal recognition and banning trans military service. — On his first day back in office, President Trump signed Executive Order 14168 titled "Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government." Over the subsequent ten months, the order resulted in elimination of passport gender markers, ban on trans military service with reinstatement of discharge codes, threats to youth healthcare funding, closure of the 988 LGBTQ+ Youth Lifeline (which had served 1.3 million youth), transfer of trans women to men's prisons, removal of federal data on trans Americans from government websites, removal of shelter protections, and deletion of LGBTQ health pages from federal sites.
• Executive Order on Gender Definitions and Policies — President Donald J. Trump issued Executive Order 14168, mandating federal agencies to recognize only two biological sexes, male and female, and rescinding previous orders that supported gender identity recognition. The order directs agencies to enforce sex-based distinctions in federal policies and documents, and prohibits federal funding for gender ideology. It also requires changes to identification documents and agency policies to reflect these definitions.
• Trump issues executive order on gender and fetal personhood — Donald Trump issued an executive order that defines gender based on biological sex at conception, incorporating language that aligns with the concept of fetal personhood. This doctrine, advocated by the anti-abortion movement, suggests that life begins at conception, granting embryos and fetuses full legal rights. The order's language has raised concerns among abortion rights supporters, as it could potentially lead to nationwide abortion bans and criminalization of the procedure. The order was issued shortly after Trump took office, signaling a possible shift in federal policy regarding reproductive rights.
• Trump issues executive order on passport sex markers — On January 20, 2025, Trump issued an executive order overturning a 33-year State Department policy allowing transgender individuals to change sex markers on passports. The order declared that "It is the policy of the United States to recognize two sexes, male and female," defined as "an individual's immutable biological classification" assigned "at conception." The order characterized transgender identity as "false" and "corrosive" to the country.
• Trump issues executive order on gender ideology — On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism And Restoring Biological Truth To The Federal Government." The order mandates federal agencies to recognize only two biological sexes, male and female, and to enforce sex-based rights and protections accordingly. It directs agencies to revise policies, documents, and communications to reflect this definition and prohibits the use of federal funds to promote gender ideology. The order also rescinds previous executive orders related to gender identity and dissolves the White House Gender Policy Council.
• White House issued executive order redefining sex and gender in federal policy and rescinding prior LGBTQ+ protections — The White House issued an executive order on January 20, 2025, establishing federal policy that recognizes only two sexes (male and female) as immutable biological categories and directs all federal agencies to enforce this definition across law, policy, and identification documents. The order directs the Attorney General to reinterpret the Supreme Court's Bostock decision, rescind prior guidance protecting LGBTQ+ individuals, remove gender-identity-affirming materials from federal programs, prohibit federal funding for gender-affirming care in prisons, and enforce sex-based distinctions in detention facilities and shelters. It explicitly rescinds five prior executive orders and dissolves the White House Gender Policy Council.
• Trump administration issued new federal prison guidance transferring transgender women to men's prisons and authorizing male guards to conduct pat-down searches — New federal guidance issued by the Trump administration reshaped the federal prison system by directing the transfer of transgender women into men's prisons regardless of their safety or medical needs. Male guards were authorized to conduct pat-down searches on trans women, a practice condemned by advocates and medical professionals. Those who reported threats were placed in solitary confinement labeled as "protective custody," despite isolation being known to cause psychological harm. Federal court filings describe some trans women as being at "imminent risk" of assault.
• Trump administration issued directives removing LGBTQ and race-related books from federal military-base schools — The Trump administration issued directives around "gender ideology" that reshaped education in federal military-base schools. Administrators removed hundreds of LGBTQ- and race-related books from shelves. A federal judge ordered the books restored after legal challenge. Teacher unions warned that educators now face legal and administrative risks for using a student's correct name or pronouns. Federal guidance discouraged any support for social transition, even when recommended by medical professionals.
• Trump administration issued Executive Order 14168 directing federal agencies to delete LGBTQ health pages, suicide-risk data, and trans-related terminology from government records — Executive Order 14168, signed January 20, 2025, directed federal agencies to delete LGBTQ health pages, suicide-risk data, trans-related terminology, public health guidance, federal surveys, workforce protections, and research pages from government systems. Almost overnight, web pages went dark and guidance documents disappeared. Datasets that once helped hospitals, schools, and researchers understand risk and allocate resources became inaccessible. Some pages were restored only after lawsuits forced agencies to comply with transparency requirements.
• Trump creates policy recognizing only two genders — President Donald Trump signed an executive order removing "gender ideology guidance" from federal government communication, policies, and forms. The order establishes a policy recognizing only two genders, male and female, reversing a Biden-era action on gender identity acceptance.
• White House initiates Foreign Terrorist Organization designation process for Ansar Allah (Houthis) — President Trump signed a presidential action on January 22, 2025, directing the Secretary of State to initiate a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designation process for Ansar Allah (the Houthis) within 30 days, followed by formal designation within 15 days thereafter. The order cites Houthi attacks on U.S. Navy vessels, civilian infrastructure in the Middle East, commercial shipping in the Red Sea, and Israeli targets. It directs the State Department to consult with intelligence and Treasury officials, and mandates USAID to review and terminate relationships with entities that have made payments to or are controlled by Ansar Allah or have criticized counter-Houthi efforts.

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• CBPOne asylum appointment system canceled by Trump administration — On January 20, 2025, hours after Trump's inauguration, the Trump administration canceled the CBPOne mobile application system that had allowed asylum seekers to request legal appointments to apply for refuge at the US-Mexico border. The system, created during the Biden administration, was a legal mechanism for rationing asylum appointments. Its cancellation left asylum seekers with scheduled appointments—including Alexander's family with a February 2 appointment in Calexico, California—without recourse.
• Trump administration cancels 30,000 CBPOne asylum appointments via executive order — On 20 January 2025, President Trump signed an executive order cancelling all scheduled CBPOne appointments for asylum seekers, affecting approximately 30,000 migrants who had been granted prized appointments to enter the US legally from Mexico. The order abruptly closed the border for those planning to seek asylum through official channels. Families like a Salvadoran household were turned back at the international bridge; many have since dispersed across Mexico, entered unlawfully, or given up on seeking US asylum.
• Trump administration plans to cancel CBP One app — The Trump administration plans to cancel the CBP One app, which migrants in Mexico use to arrange US asylum appointments. This move is part of a broader set of immigration policy changes that include reviving the Remain in Mexico policy and Title 42. These changes are expected to increase the number of migrants in Mexico's border cities, potentially overwhelming local resources and increasing the risk of exploitation by criminal groups.
• Trump administration shuts down CBP One app and reclassifies legal immigrants as illegal — The Trump administration shut down the CBP One mobile app on the first day of Trump's second term in January 2025, eliminating the scheduling and pre-screening tool that allowed immigrants to request legal entry appointments. The app was then repurposed as a tool for requesting removal from the U.S. The administration has begun reclassifying many people who entered the U.S. legally via the app as suddenly illegal, affecting their immigration status retroactively.
• Trump administration terminates CBP One asylum app and deploys troops to southern border — Hours after Trump's second inauguration, the administration signed a national emergency order allowing additional US troops at the southern border and terminated the CBP One mobile app, which had permitted tens of thousands of people in Mexico to cross legally and apply for asylum. The action reversed Biden-era policy and contributed to a dramatic drop in border crossings in the Del Rio sector from over 2,300 daily in December 2023 to an average of 30 by September 2025.
• Trump cancels CBP One app — On January 20, 2025, the Trump administration abruptly canceled the CBP One app, which was used by asylum seekers to schedule appointments at the US-Mexico border. This action resulted in the cancellation of approximately 30,000 scheduled appointments, leaving hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers in limbo. The app had been a critical tool for managing asylum requests, allowing limited daily appointments and reducing congestion at the border. The cancellation has caused significant distress among asylum seekers and may lead to increased attempts to cross the border illegally.
• Trump disables CBP One app for migrants — On the day of his inauguration, President Trump disabled the CBP One phone app's appointment system, which allowed prospective migrants and asylum seekers to schedule appointments with U.S. authorities for legal entry. This action affected approximately 270,000 people trying to apply and canceled existing appointments for about 30,000 individuals, many of whom had waited in dangerous conditions in Mexico. This move effectively closed a legal pathway for migrants and asylum seekers to enter the United States.
• Trump administration deports Russian asylum-seeking family to Costa Rica without asylum hearing — The Trump administration canceled an asylum appointment for a Russian family (Alexander, his wife, and son) scheduled for February 2, 2025, after Trump's January 20 inauguration. When the family presented themselves at the US-Mexico border, they were arrested, detained for one month, then forcibly deported via military aircraft to Costa Rica—a country they had no connection to—as part of a third-country deportation deal. The family was subsequently detained in Costa Rica for two months in poor conditions before being released following a June 2025 Costa Rican constitutional court ruling that their rights had been violated.
• Trump cancels asylum appointment system — On January 20, 2025, the Trump administration canceled the CBP One app, an online system that allowed asylum seekers to schedule appointments with border agents. This cancellation left many asylum seekers stranded and without access to the process.

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• Trump issues executive order on gender and fetal personhood — Donald Trump issued an executive order that defines gender based on biological sex at conception, incorporating language that aligns with the concept of fetal personhood. This doctrine, advocated by the anti-abortion movement, suggests that life begins at conception, granting embryos and fetuses full legal rights. The order's language has raised concerns among abortion rights supporters, as it could potentially lead to nationwide abortion bans and criminalization of the procedure. The order was issued shortly after Trump took office, signaling a possible shift in federal policy regarding reproductive rights.

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• Presidential Proclamation on Border Security — President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation declaring an ongoing invasion at the southern border of the United States. The proclamation suspends the entry of aliens involved in this invasion and imposes restrictions on their access to immigration provisions. The President directed the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General, to take actions necessary to repel and remove aliens engaged in the invasion.
• Trump issued proclamation declaring southern border "invasion" and suspending entry of migrants — President Trump signed a proclamation on January 20, 2025, declaring the southern border situation an "invasion" under Article IV, Section 4 of the Constitution. The proclamation suspends physical entry of aliens "engaged in the invasion" across the southern border, restricts their access to asylum provisions (Section 208 of the INA), and directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to "repel, repatriate, or remove" such aliens. The order applies to aliens who fail to provide medical, criminal history, or background information before entry. Trump asserts inherent constitutional authority to take these actions independent of statutory immigration law.