Trump Action Archive

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• May Day 2026 actions planned with "No School. No Work. No Shopping" demand — May Day 2026 is scheduled for May 1, 2026, with actions centered on the demand for a country that prioritizes workers over billionaires. Many participants are planning to refuse business as usual through a "No School. No Work. No Shopping" action. May Day actions are growing with more events being added regularly, positioning the day as a focal point for labor and anti-oligarchy mobilization.
• May Day Strong coalition announces nationwide Workers Over Billionaires day of action — May Day Strong, a coalition including 50501, No Kings, Indivisible, the NEA, National Nurses United, and dozens of other organizations, announced a nationwide "Workers Over Billionaires" day of action for May 1, 2026. The action calls for marches, rallies, and, for those able, a refusal of business as usual through No School, No Work, No Shopping. An event map is live, and the NEA has released a toolkit with planning guidance, downloadable materials, and messaging. Actions are planned in hundreds of cities.
• May Day Strong nationwide action: Workers Over Billionaires — On Friday, May 1, more than 3,500 May Day Strong actions are planned across the country under the banner "Workers Over Billionaires." The coalition's demands include taxing the rich, ending ICE operations and private armies serving authoritarian power, and expanding democracy. Participants are encouraged to engage in No Work, No School, No Shopping, with multiple forms of participation available including rallies, marches, teach-ins, labor actions, and social-media amplification. The NEA, Indivisible, and other organizations have released organizing toolkits and resources.
• May Day Strong nationwide coalition organized labor and community actions — May Day Strong, a nationwide coalition of over 500 labor and community organizations including 50501, No Kings, Indivisible, the NEA, and National Nurses United, organized rallies, marches, teach-ins, labor actions, and community events taking place in more than 3,000 locations across the country on May 1, 2026. The coalition called for "No Work, No School, No Shopping" as part of the action day, framed around workers' rights and opposition to billionaire wealth concentration.
• May Day Strong organizes nationwide day of action for May 1, 2026 — The 50501 Movement announces May Day Strong, a coordinated nationwide day of action scheduled for May 1, 2026, centered on the demand "Workers Over Billionaires." The campaign includes rallies, marches, walkouts, and community actions across multiple cities, with the National Education Association mobilizing educators in hundreds of cities and the Chicago Teachers Union passing a resolution supporting May 1 as a Day of Civic Action. A national organizing call is scheduled for April 9, 2026, and a map of local events is available at maydaystrong.org.
• May Day Rallies Protest Iran War's Economic Impact — May Day rallies have erupted worldwide as workers protest the economic toll of the Iran war. The protests highlight global discontent with the economic consequences of military conflicts.

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• Cuban immigrant dies by suspected suicide in ICE detention at Stewart facility in Georgia — Denny Adán González, a 33-year-old Cuban immigrant, died inside the privately operated Stewart detention center in Lumpkin, Georgia on Tuesday, May 1, 2026. His death is being investigated as a suicide. ICE notified Congress of the death on Friday. González is the 18th person to die in ICE custody in 2026 and the fourth suicide at Stewart. Reports indicate he was placed in solitary confinement following an altercation with a guard. The facility, operated by CoreCivic, has a history of allegations regarding medical misconduct and inappropriate solitary confinement use.

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• DOJ hired 140 new immigration judges with minimal experience and reduced training — The Department of Justice has fired over 100 immigration judges during Trump's second term and appointed over 140 replacements. Many of the new judges lack stated experience in immigration law and are receiving less training than previously offered, raising concerns about judicial competence and due process in immigration proceedings.
• DOJ hires inexperienced deportation judges — The Department of Justice, under the Trump administration, has fired over 100 immigration judges and appointed over 140 new judges, many of whom lack experience in immigration law. These new judges are reportedly receiving less training than previously offered. This hiring practice raises concerns about the fairness and effectiveness of immigration proceedings, potentially impacting the rights of immigrants.

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• Trump administration diverted FBI personnel to immigration enforcement — The Intercept reported that the Trump administration diverted nearly 9,200 FBI personnel—almost 25% of the agency's entire workforce—to civil immigration enforcement during the first nine months of the second Trump administration. This represents a staggering increase from the 279 employees assigned to immigration before Trump took office. The diversion pulled personnel away from criminal investigations and public safety work, fundamentally altering the FBI's mission and capacity.

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• Trump administration resumes family detention at Dilley immigration processing center in Texas — The Trump administration resumed family detention operations at the Dilley immigration processing center in Texas, where over 5,200 parents and children have been detained since the facility reopened last year. The facility has been documented as housing families in inhumane conditions, including inadequate medical care, unsuitable food, substandard education, and psychological harm to children. A family of four from India, including an 11-year-old who celebrated her birthday in detention, exemplifies the documented harms: weight loss, untreated medical conditions, developmental regression, and educational disruption.

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• More than 200 demonstrations held against ICE detention expansion — More than 200 demonstrations took place on Saturday, April 26, targeting the Trump administration's expansion of warehouse-style ICE detention facilities. Communities gathered outside proposed and converted detention sites, including a roughly 261,000-square-foot warehouse near Detroit Metro Airport and a proposed 640,000-square-foot facility in San Antonio. The protests were part of broader organizing leading into May Day Strong, a nationwide coalition calling for rallies, marches, teach-ins, labor actions, and refusal of business as usual.
• More than 200 demonstrations held nationwide against ICE warehouse detention expansion — On Saturday, April 26, more than 200 demonstrations occurred across at least 33 states organized by coalitions including Disappeared in America, Detention Watch Network, Indivisible, MoveOn, and Public Citizen to protest the Trump administration's expansion of warehouse-style ICE detention facilities. Hundreds gathered in Romulus, Michigan to march to a 261,000-square-foot warehouse near Detroit Metro Airport; over 100 gathered in San Antonio against a proposed 640,000-square-foot facility. The actions targeted the conversion of cargo warehouses into detention centers.

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• ICE planning detention facility for children and families on PFAS-contaminated military site in Louisiana — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning a detention facility for migrant children and families at England Airpark, a former military base in Louisiana with extreme PFAS contamination—groundwater levels at least 41 million parts per trillion, roughly 575,000 times federal drinking water limits. The facility would convert military barracks into short-term housing (3–5 days) adjacent to a runway used for deportations. Project officials indicated the lease was being finalized with potential operation within 60–90 days. The site is also contaminated with TCE, volatile organic compounds, and asbestos, posing documented health risks to children.

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• ICE re-arrests El Gamal family hours after federal judge's release order — An Egyptian mother and five children were released from ICE detention in Dilley, Texas on April 23 following a federal judge's order, but were re-arrested on April 25 hours after arriving home in Colorado. The Trump administration accused them of being "associates" to the father's alleged hate crime attack. ICE placed them on a deportation flight to Michigan, but a Colorado federal judge ordered the plane to turn around. The family was released again on April 29. Their attorney characterized the re-arrest as "kidnapping" in violation of the Texas judge's order.
• Egyptian family of six re-detained by ICE days after court-ordered release — Hayam El Gamal and her five children were released from ICE custody at the Dilley detention center in Texas on Thursday, April 24, 2026, but were taken back into custody on Saturday, April 26, and placed on a private jet to Egypt. Their attorney Eric Lee stated the re-detention violated a court order and constituted "an absolutely brazen violation of separation of powers." US District Judge Fred Biery granted an emergency motion to block the deportation on Saturday. The family had been detained for 10 months; El Gamal's husband was arrested in June 2025 in connection with a firebombing attack that injured over a dozen people and killed an 82-year-old woman.

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• Trump administration issued guidance disqualifying pro-Palestine immigrants from green cards — The Trump administration released new guidance stating that criticizing Israel or participating in pro-Palestine campus protests could disqualify applicants for green cards. The guidance also discourages approval for applicants with a history of "endorsing, promoting, or supporting anti-American views," including holding signs advocating overthrow of the U.S. government. The policy effectively weaponizes immigration status against political speech and protest activity.

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• Trump administration directs DOJ to pursue mass denaturalization cases against 384 foreign-born citizens — The Trump administration is directing the Department of Justice to pursue denaturalization cases against 384 foreign-born US citizens, with civil litigators in 39 regional offices assigned to file cases in coming weeks. A DOJ official characterized this as "the first wave" of a "White House initiative" to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans. Historically rare due to cost and manpower, denaturalization has been used to target political activists and immigrants on broad grounds including alleged "nexus to terrorism" or gang affiliation, with experts warning the criteria are overly broad.
• Justice Department assigns prosecutors to file denaturalization cases against 384 naturalized citizens — The Justice Department announced it is assigning civil litigators to file denaturalization cases against 384 naturalized citizens as part of an effort to pursue "the highest volume of denaturalization referrals in history." The cases will be distributed across dozens of U.S. attorney's offices nationwide. Denaturalization requires proving material fraud in the naturalization process before a federal judge.

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• ICE detains wife of US Army sergeant at Louisiana military base — ICE agents arrested Annie Ramos, wife of US Army Sergeant Matthew Blank, at his Louisiana military base as he prepared to deploy. Ramos, a biochemistry student and Sunday school teacher with no criminal history, had received a deportation order "in absentia" in 2005 after her family missed an immigration hearing when she was an infant. She was released from federal custody following media coverage and subsequently issued a statement focusing on obtaining legal immigration status.

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• De-ICE Citizens Bank national mobilization call scheduled — The De-ICE Citizens Bank campaign is holding a national mobilization call on April 16, 2026, from 7–8 p.m. EDT ahead of Citizens Bank's April 23 shareholder meeting. Citizens Bank is financially entangled with private detention operators CoreCivic and GEO Group. The strategy targets a corporate governance moment to apply visible public pressure on the bank's financial support for immigration detention infrastructure.
• De-ICE Citizens Bank national organizing call on April 16 — The De-ICE Citizens Bank campaign is holding a national organizing call on April 16, 7–8 PM EDT for existing and prospective participants ahead of Citizens Bank's April 23 shareholder meeting. The campaign identifies Citizens Bank as a financial partner of CoreCivic and The GEO Group, the largest private operators of ICE detention facilities, and frames the shareholder meeting as a corporate governance accountability moment.

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• ICE detains wife of US Army sergeant despite legal protection status — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested Deisy Rivera Ortega, a Salvadoran national and wife of Sgt First Class Jose Serrano (27 years military service, Afghanistan deployment), during an immigration office appointment in El Paso, Texas on April 14. Rivera Ortega had received legal protection in 2019 barring deportation to El Salvador and held an active work permit. DHS claimed she entered illegally and was subject to a December 2019 deportation order; her attorney filed a petition challenging the detention's legality. The case exemplifies ICE's expanding enforcement beyond stated priorities of dangerous criminals, affecting military families.

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• ICE officers placed on administrative leave and face potential dismissal or criminal prosecution for false statements in Sosa Celis shooting — Following the release of surveillance video that contradicted ICE agents' accounts of a January 14 shooting in Minneapolis, ICE Director Todd Lyons announced that the officers involved were placed on administrative leave and may face dismissal or criminal prosecution for making false statements. The video showed a 12-second confrontation, not the three-minute violent altercation agents had claimed. The case against Sosa Celis and Aljorna was dismissed with prejudice in February after prosecutors reviewed the footage.
• Surveillance video released showing ICE shooting contradicts agents' account — Newly released surveillance camera footage from the January 14 shooting in Minneapolis publicly undermined ICE agents' accounts of the incident. The video showed the confrontation lasted approximately 12 seconds, not the three minutes claimed by agents, and revealed no evidence of the repeated strikes with a shovel or broom that officers had described. The footage supported the defendants' version of events.

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• State Department revokes green cards of three Iranian nationals and arrests family members — The US State Department revoked the green card status of three Iranian nationals—Seyed Eissa Hashemi (whose mother was a 1979 hostage crisis spokesperson), Hamideh Soleimani Afshar (niece of assassinated general Qasem Soleimani), and Fatemeh Ardeshir-Larijani (daughter of former security council secretary Ali Larijani)—and federal agents arrested them. The department cited family ties to Iranian regime figures and military officials as grounds for termination of legal permanent resident status.

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• Unite Here Local 11 threatens World Cup strike over working conditions and ICE presence — Kurt Petersen, co-president of Unite Here Local 11, representing approximately 2,000 workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, issued a formal threat to strike during the 2026 FIFA World Cup (June–July) unless Fifa and stadium owner Stan Kroenke address union demands. Demands include fair working practices, a public statement from Fifa excluding ICE from the games, and Fifa's severance of ties with Airbnb and contribution to a housing fund for hospitality workers. The strike threat comes amid ICE enforcement controversies and housing affordability crises in Los Angeles.

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• ICE detention of 19-year-old asylum seeker at Dilley center; family separation and conditions — Olivia, a 19-year-old asylum seeker from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been detained at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas for over four months. She was apprehended with her mother and two younger siblings in November 2025, then separated from them—her family was later released in mid-March 2026, but Olivia remains detained. She has lost 20 pounds, experiences PTSD and major depressive disorder, and reports inhumane conditions including shackling, inadequate medical care, and racist harassment from other detainees. The facility holds approximately 5,600 immigrants, more than half children, and has faced calls from human rights advocates, pediatricians, and lawmakers to close it.

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• Man charged with firebomb plot linked to JDL 613 Brotherhood extremist group — Alexander Heifler, arrested by FBI and NYPD for allegedly plotting to firebomb the home of pro-Palestine activist Nerdeen Kiswani with molotov cocktails, is identified as a member of JDL 613 Brotherhood. The group, founded in late 2024 to revive the ideology of extremist rabbi Meir Kahane, has platformed a convicted terrorist (Chaim Ben Pesach) and its leaders have issued calls for violence against Palestinians, Arabs, and political opponents, including New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani. JDL 613 was incorporated as an LLC in February 2026 and operates chapters across multiple states.

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• FBI arrests California man shot by ICE, charges him with assault on federal officer — Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, was shot by ICE agents on April 7 in Patterson, California, struck by more than six bullets including in the face. The FBI subsequently arrested him and charged him with assault on a federal officer. The Department of Homeland Security initially claimed he was a gang member wanted for murder in El Salvador, but the Justice Department omitted those allegations from its complaint and press release, citing only immigration violations. Dash-cam footage shows conflicting accounts of whether Hernandez's vehicle struck officers before or after shots were fired.
• ICE agents shoot man in vehicle during arrest attempt in Patterson, California — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez during a vehicle stop in Patterson, California on Tuesday. ICE Director Todd Lyons stated agents approached to arrest Hernandez, whom he described as a gang member wanted for questioning in El Salvador regarding a murder, without providing evidence. Lyons claimed Hernandez "weaponized his vehicle" to run over an officer; dashcam footage shows the sedan reversing and lurching forward as agents drew weapons. Hernandez was hospitalized. An FBI investigation is underway. This marks at least the eighth shooting by ICE agents in 2026.
• ICE officers shoot Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez during traffic stop in Patterson, California — Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, was shot by ICE officers during a traffic stop in Patterson, California on Tuesday. He was struck by more than six bullets, including one to his face, and underwent three surgeries. ICE claimed Hernandez "weaponized his vehicle" to run over an officer, but dashcam footage showed him reversing away from officers before being shot. ICE also falsely labeled him a gang member and claimed he was wanted for murder in El Salvador, allegations his attorney says are unsubstantiated or contradicted by court records.

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• CBS News reported DOJ and DHS finalizing agreement to share voter data for immigration enforcement — At the end of March 2026, CBS News reported that the DOJ and DHS "are close to finalizing an agreement that will allow the federal government to use sensitive voter registration data for immigration and criminal investigations." Under the agreement, the DOJ would share state voter registration data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to check whether non-citizens have voted or are registered to vote. The White House was also involved in discussions about the agreement. This contradicts statements made by DOJ attorneys in court who denied the data would be used for immigration enforcement.

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• US authorities revoke green card status and arrest relatives of Qassem Soleimani — US federal agents arrested Hamideh Soleimani Afshar (niece of late Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani) and her daughter after Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked their lawful permanent resident status. Officials alleged the pair celebrated Iranian military strikes against US personnel and expressed support for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. Both are now in ICE custody pending removal. The action occurred amid the Trump administration's broader effort to revoke immigration statuses of individuals deemed aligned with US adversaries.
• Rubio announces arrest of alleged Soleimani relatives, revokes green cards — Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that federal agents arrested two individuals he claimed were the niece and great-niece of assassinated Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Rubio revoked their green cards, and the pair were taken into ICE custody awaiting deportation proceedings. However, Soleimani's daughter publicly stated the two "have no connection whatsoever" to her father and called the State Department's claims false. Rubio later deleted the tweet announcing the arrest.

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• DHS deployed specialized tactical units for civilian immigration sweeps — An analysis by journalists Ali Winston and Maddy Varner of Wired revealed that the Department of Homeland Security has deployed agents from Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) and Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR)—units trained for high-risk warrants, armed drug cartels, and manhunts—to conduct civilian immigration sweeps. These agents have engaged in extensive use of force including punching, kicking, tear gas, macing, pepperballs, foam rounds, tasers, and dogs. At least one unarmed civilian, Silverio Villegas González, was shot and killed.

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• ICE detains wife of US Army soldier days after marriage at Fort Polk — ICE agents detained Annie Ramos, 22, at Fort Polk military base in Louisiana on April 2, 2026, just days after her marriage to US Army staff sergeant Matthew Blank. Ramos, a biochemistry student with no criminal record, was subject to a 2005 deportation order issued in absentia when she was an infant. The couple had hired a lawyer and were following legal procedures to obtain her permanent residency through marriage. ICE transferred her to a detention facility in Basile, Louisiana, preventing her family from delivering documents needed to complete her green card application.
• ICE detention of soldier's spouse at military base — Annie Ramos, a 22-year-old Honduran immigrant who arrived in the US as a toddler, was detained by ICE agents on April 2 at her husband's Louisiana military base. Ramos had a 2005 removal order on file after her family missed an immigration hearing; her 2020 DACA application remained unprocessed. She was arrested days after marrying US Army Staff Sergeant Matthew Blank while attempting to enroll in military spouse benefits. She was released from federal custody on Tuesday, April 8.

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• Trump administration argues before Supreme Court to overturn birthright citizenship via executive order — The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday regarding Trump's February 2025 executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship by reinterpreting the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause. Solicitor General John Sauer argued that "domicile" (permanent residence) should be required for citizenship, excluding children born to undocumented or temporarily present parents. A majority of justices appeared skeptical of the government's position. The case challenges 125+ years of precedent established in United States v. Wong Kim Ark. A decision is expected in summer 2026.
• Trump’s Executive Order on Citizenship — On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship,” which asserts that individuals born in the U.S. are not citizens if their parents do not have legal permanent status. This order contradicts the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of birthright citizenship.
• ACLU Represents Families Against Trump’s Order — The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is representing three families in a lawsuit against the Trump administration's executive order that seeks to end birthright citizenship. The case, Trump v. Barbara, includes an asylum applicant from Honduras whose child is due after the order's implementation.
• President Trump Attends Supreme Court Oral Arguments — On April 1, 2026, President Donald J. Trump attended oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court for the case Trump v. Barbara, which seeks to end birthright citizenship as guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. This marked the first time a sitting president has attended such proceedings. The case stems from Trump's executive order issued on January 20, 2025, which declared that individuals born in the U.S. are not citizens if their parents lack legal permanent status. The ACLU represents families challenging this order.

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• ICE agents stationed at Marine Corps graduation ceremonies at Parris Island — The U.S. Marine Corps announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be stationed at Parris Island recruiting depot in South Carolina during family visitation and graduation events beginning Wednesday. The service framed the deployment as a "security enhancement" and "force protection measure," with federal agents conducting "enhanced screening and lawful immigration status inquiries" at installation access points. A Homeland Security spokesperson stated ICE would not make arrests, though the specific scope of agent authority remained unclear. The move prompted fears among families that undocumented relatives attending celebrations could be detained or deported.