Trump Action Archive

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• ICE purchased private immigration detention centers for $1.5 billion — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is spending billions of dollars acquiring private immigration detention centers.

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• SpaceX and other consumer brands fund ICE-supporting Congress members — Popular Information revealed that SpaceX, along with other major consumer brands like Home Depot, Walmart, Toyota, and Google, have financially supported members of Congress who sponsor or co-sponsor legislation

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• Congress Passes the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — In the summer of 2025, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, allocating $46.5 billion to the Department of Homeland Security for the expansion of the border wall along the Rio Grande.

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• Republicans advance budget reconciliation bill impacting healthcare — The Senate's proposed budget reconciliation bill includes significant cuts to healthcare funding, notably failing to extend premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act, which could lead to millions losing their
• Senate proposes $72 billion funding for ICE and Border Patrol — The Senate's proposed budget reconciliation bill includes $72 billion to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection through 2029.

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• Senate Republicans propose $1bn immigration enforcement package — Senate Republicans, led by Senator Chuck Grassley, have proposed a new immigration enforcement funding package that includes $1 billion for security measures related to the East Wing Modernization Project at the White
• Senate Republicans propose $1 billion for Trump's ballroom — Senate Republicans released a funding request for a budget reconciliation bill that includes $1 billion for White House security, specifically for a ballroom proposed by former President Donald Trump.

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• ICE stops payments for detainee medical care — On October 3, 2025, the Trump administration halted payments to third-party providers for medical care of ICE detainees, including essential services like dialysis and chemotherapy.
• ICE Fails to Pay for Detainee Medical Care — The Trump administration has not paid third-party providers for medical care given to detainees in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody for over seven months.

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• House advances $70 billion immigration enforcement plan — The House of Representatives approved a budget resolution that paves the way for approximately $70 billion in additional funding for ICE and Border Patrol.

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• Trump signs bipartisan bill ending longest-ever shutdown of DHS — On April 30, 2026, former President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill that ended the longest shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in history.
• House Passes Partial DHS Funding Bill — The U.S.

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• Increase in ICE Budget and Personnel — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed last year, significantly increased the budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to $28.7 billion for 2025-2026.

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• 53 Cities Across 20 States Cancel Flock Contracts — At least 53 cities across 20 states have rejected, deactivated, or canceled contracts with Flock Safety, a company providing automated license plate readers.

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• TSA Restores Use of "Alien" in Regulations — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued a final rule restoring the use of the term "alien" in its regulations, replacing "non-U.S.

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• Cancellation of ICE-related contracts and leases — Local officials and activists have targeted contracts and leases related to ICE operations.

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• Trump Administration Ends Temporary Protected Status for Somali Nationals — On January 13, 2026, the Trump administration announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals, effective March 17.
• Trump Administration Reassigns Somali Migrant Cases to Judge with High Asylum Rejection Rate — The Trump administration has reassigned immigration cases involving Somali migrants to Judge Sherron Ashworth, who has a history of rejecting asylum claims at a rate significantly higher than the national average.

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• Texas Governor Halts H-1B Hiring — Texas Governor Greg Abbott has stopped public universities and the state government from hiring H-1B workers, most of whom are Indian.

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• Increase in ICE Budget and Personnel — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed last year, significantly increased the budget for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to $28.7 billion for 2025-2026, nearly tripling it.

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• Trump Administration Continues Immigration Crackdown in Minnesota — Despite media reports suggesting a policy shift, the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota remains unchanged.

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• ICE Halts Payments for Detainee Medical Treatment — U.S.
• ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment — According to a report by Popular Information, the U.S.

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• Minnesota Hilton cancels ICE agents’ hotel reservations — The Department of Homeland Security announced that a Hilton hotel in Minnesota canceled reservations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

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• FBI deploys additional resources to Minnesota — The FBI has increased its personnel and investigative resources in Minnesota to address large-scale fraud schemes exploiting federal programs.
• Biden administration uncovers significant welfare fraud — The Biden administration has uncovered a significant case of welfare fraud in Minnesota, where Somali communities defrauded the Medicaid system of at least $250 million.

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• Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation signs contract to design ICE facilities — The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation's economic development subsidiary, KPB Services, signed a $29.9 million federal contract with the Department of Homeland Security to design Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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• VA Terminates Agreement with ICE, Halting Medical Care for Detainees — On October 3, 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) abruptly terminated its agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which had facilitated medical care for ICE detainees.

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• GEO Group reports profits from ICE contracts — The GEO Group, a private prison company, announced better-than-expected second-quarter earnings, attributing part of its success to two contracts with ICE, which are expected to generate $145 million annually.

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• ICE to Expand Detention Capacity in Indiana — The U.S.

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• ICE targets local law enforcement officers for recruitment — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is actively recruiting state and local law enforcement officers from departments participating in 287(g) programs, which deputize local officers to enforce federal immigration

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• Trump Administration Awards Contract for Immigrant Detention Facility — Bloomberg reported that the Trump administration awarded a $1.26 billion contract to build the largest immigrant detention facility in the US at Fort Bliss, Texas, raising concerns about the expansion of detention