Trump Action Archive

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• DHS denies drug smuggling in ICE section of Cibola despite detainee accounts — The Department of Homeland Security's assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin issued a statement categorically denying that drug smuggling is occurring in the ICE section of the Cibola County Correctional Center, stating "there has not been a single report of drugs within the ICE section of the facility." This denial contradicts accounts from two immigrant men in ICE custody who told the Guardian they observed drugs being introduced, sold, and consumed in their unit as recently as May 2025, including an incident in which a detainee threatened them with violence over a misdirected drug shipment. DHS also denied allegations of subprime conditions at ICE detention centers.

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• Trump administration invokes Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelan migrants without due process — In March 2025, the Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport more than 200 Venezuelan migrants accused of gang membership to a mega-prison in El Salvador without court hearings or warrants. The Department of Justice claimed the law permits warrantless house raids and deportations. Civil rights groups challenged the authority, and the case is being heard by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, likely heading to the Supreme Court. Experts warn the invocation mirrors the 1941 precedent that enabled Japanese American internment.

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• Texas attorney general sues New York county clerk to enforce abortion-related fine — Ken Paxton, Texas attorney general, filed a petition in New York state supreme court seeking to compel Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck to enforce a $100,000+ fine against Dr. Margaret Carpenter, a New York physician accused of mailing abortion pills to a Texas woman. Bruck twice rejected the enforcement request, citing New York's "shield law" that blocks state officials from complying with out-of-state abortion prosecutions. The case is expected to escalate to the U.S. Supreme Court and represents a major state-versus-state conflict over abortion access and interstate commerce.

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• ICE detainee with prosthetic legs placed in solitary confinement for refusing flooded cell — Rodney Taylor, a Liberian-born double amputee detained by ICE at Stewart detention center in Georgia, was placed in a "restrictive housing unit" (solitary confinement) for three days after refusing to enter his cell due to flooding caused by faulty air conditioning. The water posed a danger to his battery-powered prosthetic legs. During confinement, he received no drinking water and could not charge his prosthetics. He was released on Tuesday by the assistant warden.

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• Congresswoman Ramirez requests hearing on federal funding of alleged human rights abuses at El Salvador's Cecot prison — Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (D-Illinois), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, sent a letter to committee chair Andrew Garbarino requesting an urgent congressional hearing into the Trump administration's use of federal funds to pay El Salvador to detain approximately 300 Venezuelan and Salvadoran immigrants at the Cecot terrorism prison. Ramirez cited reports of torture, beatings, sexual assault, and denial of food. The request follows a July 18 prisoner swap that released 252 Venezuelan men from the facility after months of detention.

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• Nancy Mace endorses ICE courthouse detentions and proposes defunding sanctuary cities — Republican congresswoman Nancy Mace stated on Fox Report Weekend that she watches YouTube videos of ICE agents detaining immigrants and called such enforcement "nothing more American." She characterized detainees as "violent criminals" despite data showing most had no violent convictions. Mace also announced support for legislation to defund and remove tax breaks from cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, citing ICE's increased detainer activity in New York City under Trump's second presidency.

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• FEMA announces detention support grant program for migrant facilities — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a "detention support grant program" to fund temporary detention facilities for migrants. States have until August 8 to apply for grants from a pool of $608 million. FEMA and U.S. Customs and Border Protection will distribute the funds.

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• ICE agents arrest asylum seeker in immigration courtroom immediately after judge grants her case continuance — Jenny, a 25-year-old Cuban asylum seeker who entered the US legally under the Biden-era CBP One program, attended her immigration hearing in San Antonio, Texas on an unspecified date in July 2025. The immigration judge granted her asylum claim a continuance to August 2026—a favorable outcome. However, as Jenny left the courtroom and approached the elevator, ICE agents in masks converged on her, detained her, and removed her from the courthouse. Her case was subsequently transferred to a judge with a lower asylum approval rate, and her next hearing was rescheduled to the following month. The incident is part of a documented pattern of ICE arrests occurring inside immigration courthouses across the country.

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• ICE implements pattern of courthouse arrests targeting migrants with ongoing cases and longer US tenure — ICE agents have conducted arrests at immigration courthouses across multiple states (Texas, Illinois) targeting migrants whose cases remain ongoing and have not been dismissed by judges. The Guardian's reporting documents that ICE is arresting individuals who have been in the US longer than two years—exceeding the legal threshold for expedited removal—and those with legal pathways to remain in the country. After apprehension, detainees are transferred to often overcrowded, privately run detention facilities sometimes far from their homes and families, where they face limited access to attorneys and high-stakes deportation proceedings. The pattern is occurring under Trump administration pressure for ICE to achieve 3,000 daily arrests, a tenfold increase from Biden's final year.

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• Chicago immigration court attendance plummets as ICE arrests deter migrants from appearing — ICE plainclothes officers have been documented attending immigration court in Chicago with target lists, apprehending court attendees regardless of whether their cases are dismissed. Detainees are transported to detention facilities in Missouri, Florida, and Texas—often far from family and support networks. The lag in ICE's online detainee locator has caused some detainees to effectively disappear from public tracking. As word of these arrests has spread through immigrant communities, court attendance has dropped dramatically, creating a secondary enforcement effect: migrants now avoid court appearances entirely, risking automatic deportation orders for no-shows.

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• Government attorney moves to dismiss asylum cases in San Antonio court; judge grants one dismissal without stated reason — At San Antonio immigration court, a government attorney moved to dismiss the cases of two single adults—a man and a woman—both seeking asylum or other relief. The judge granted the man's case dismissal even before the government attorney provided a reason. The judge then informed the man, using a Turkish interpreter, that he would likely be placed in expedited removal despite having entered the US more than two years earlier—beyond the legal threshold for expedited removal. The woman, who had been in the country for nearly four years and was applying for a visa for victims of serious crimes, was not represented by counsel. The judge threatened to order her repatriation but the government attorney "saved" her by requesting dismissal instead. Both individuals were apprehended by ICE agents immediately after leaving the courtroom.

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• Trump administration directs ICE to increase daily arrests to 3,000, a tenfold increase from Biden administration levels — The Trump administration, through Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, has directed ICE to achieve at least 3,000 daily arrests—a tenfold increase from the approximately 300 daily arrests during Biden's final year in office. This directive is driving the documented pattern of courthouse arrests, the targeting of migrants with ongoing cases, and the apprehension of individuals who do not meet legal criteria for expedited removal. The increased arrest targets are being met through the systematic use of immigration courthouses as enforcement sites.

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• Complaint filed — State of Washington v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security — Washington State filed a federal complaint on July 25, 2025, challenging the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency's termination of the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), a congressionally established grant program. The administration zeroed out and revoked Washington's $4 million SSP grant in spring 2025, disrupting shelter, food, medical care, and hygiene services for thousands of newly arrived migrants. Washington names DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, FEMA, and Senior Official David Richardson as defendants, alleging violations of the Separation of Powers, the Spending Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act, and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to restore funding and prevent future executive interference with the grants.

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• Federal judge rules Kilmar Ábrego García must be released from jail pending trial on human smuggling charges — Federal judge Waverly Crenshaw ruled Wednesday that Kilmar Ábrego García, a Maryland father of two wrongfully deported to El Salvador in March, must be released from jail while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. Crenshaw found prosecutors failed to demonstrate Ábrego posed a danger to the public or flight risk. However, Ábrego's legal team requested a 30-day delay in implementing the release while considering next steps. Separately, US District Judge Paula Xinis issued a 72-hour freeze on further deportation attempts and ordered Ábrego returned to Maryland under supervision, citing concerns about due process.
• US District Judge Paula Xinis issues 72-hour freeze on deportation of Kilmar Ábrego García — US District Judge Paula Xinis, overseeing a civil case filed by Kilmar Ábrego García in Maryland, issued a 72-hour freeze on any further deportation attempts by the Trump administration. Xinis ruled that Ábrego must be returned to Maryland under an order of supervision, citing concerns that absent meaningful safeguards, the administration may remove him again without due process or restoration of his prior status. The judge noted that additional relief was necessary to protect constitutional protections.
• U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis prohibited officials from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody — U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis in Maryland issued an order on July 24, 2025, prohibiting officials from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man wrongly deported to CECOT, into custody. The judge ordered that the administration must give Abrego at least three days' notice if it intends to deport him. Abrego had been brought back to the U.S. only after the administration indicted him on charges of human smuggling, then imprisoned him in Tennessee and threatened to deport him again if he were released pending trial.
• U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. ordered release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. ordered on July 24, 2025, that Kilmar Abrego Garcia be released from criminal detention, ruling that the government had not shown that he is a threat. The judge found no evidence that Abrego has gang markings, tattoos, working relationships with gang members, or any gang affiliation, contradicting the administration's claims that he is a gang member. A magistrate judge issued a 30-day stay of the release order at Abrego's request.
• Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel filed administrative claim for wrongful detention — Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel filed an administrative claim against the Department of Homeland Security on July 25, 2025, for wrongful detention when the administration sent him to the CECOT prison in El Salvador. The filing is the first step in a lawsuit. Rengel stated, "I want to clear my name. I am not a bad person."
• U.S. District Judge orders release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr. ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from criminal detention, stating that the government failed to demonstrate he posed a threat. This decision follows a series of legal challenges regarding his deportation and detention status.
• U.S. District Judge prohibits deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia — U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis prohibited officials from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody and mandated that he receive at least three days' notice before any potential deportation. This ruling comes after Abrego was wrongfully deported and later indicted on charges of human smuggling.
• Federal judges ordered release of human smuggling defendant — U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis prohibited officials from taking Kilmar Abrego Garcia into custody and mandated that the administration provide at least three days' notice before any intended deportation. This ruling follows Abrego's wrongful deportation to a detention facility in El Salvador.
• — Two federal judges ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who is currently in custody while awaiting trial on human smuggling charges. The rulings also required Abrego Garcia to be returned to Maryland from Tennessee and prevented immigration officials from immediately detaining him to initiate deportation proceedings.

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• Trump administration detains foreign scholars based on pro-Palestinian speech; trial reveals reliance on pro-Israel dossiers and ideological targeting — A federal trial in Boston examined the Trump administration's detention and deportation of noncitizen scholars and students for pro-Palestinian activism. The case, brought by the American Association of University Professors, Harvard, Rutgers, NYU, and the Middle East Studies Association, challenged what plaintiffs called an illegal "ideological deportation" policy. Immigration officials testified that they relied on lists compiled by pro-Israel groups Canary Mission and Betar USA, assembled a "Tiger Team" to investigate student protesters, and received orders from high-level administration officials to prioritize arrests of scholars based on their speech. Four arrested scholars—Mahmoud Khalil, Rümeysa Öztürk, Mohsen Mahdawi, and Badar Khan Suri—were released pending legal proceedings. Judge William G Young is expected to rule within weeks.

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• Florida governor announces removals and deportations from "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility — Ron DeSantis announced at a press conference on July 25 that "hundreds" of detainees have been removed from the controversial Alligator Alcatraz detention camp in the Florida Everglades. Most were transferred to other U.S. detention facilities; approximately 100 were deported. DeSantis stated that Department of Homeland Security flights have begun and the "cadence is increasing." The facility, built in days to hold immigrants, reportedly operates under appalling conditions with overcrowding, sewage backups, and inadequate medical care. Capacity is set to expand from current levels to 4,000 people.
• Italian nationals detained in inhumane conditions at Alligator Alcatraz — Two Italian nationals, Gaetano Costa and Fernando Artese, are being held at the "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in conditions described as "inhuman and degrading" by Italian lawmakers. Laura Boldrini of the opposition Democratic Party and Angelo Bonelli of the Green Europe party stated the two Italians had been "locked in cages, without access to a lawyer, deprived of dignity, water and decent food." The detention is sparking criticism from lawmakers in Italy calling on their government to speak out.
• DeSantis administration commits $200 million to private contractors for detention center — The DeSantis administration has committed more than $200 million to private contractors to quickly build and operate the migrant detention center known as "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades. This represents approximately half of the detention center's estimated $450 million annual price tag. One politically connected vendor received a $78 million no-bid contract. The facility is detaining foreign nationals in conditions described as "inhuman and degrading" by Italian lawmakers.
• Detainees at Florida Everglades detention center reported torturous conditions — Detainees at the detention center in the Florida Everglades reported conditions including "torturous conditions in cage-like units full of mosquitoes," lights on at all times, lack of food and medical treatment, and unsanitary conditions. NBC News reported these conditions on July 25, 2025.

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• Washington Post reported on US deportees beaten in El Salvador — The Washington Post spoke with three men who were detained at El Salvador's megaprison after being deported from the US, with one describing it as a "horror movie." They said they were beaten with wooden bats, held in cells of nine to 15 people with metal benches for beds, and denied access to their lawyers.
• Venezuelan deportee reported sexual abuse in El Salvador — The Venezuelan make-up artist who had also been sent to a Salvadoran prison and falsely accused of being part of the TdA gang said that he was mistreated and allegedly sexually abused by the guards in El Salvador.

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• Trump administration awarded $1.26 billion detention facility contract — Bloomberg reported that the Trump administration awarded a $1.26 billion contract to build what would be the largest immigrant detention facility in the country at Fort Bliss, an Army base in Texas.
• Department of Defense awarded $1.26 billion contract for detention facility at Fort Bliss — The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a $1.26 billion contract to Acquisition Logistics to build the largest detention facility in the United States at Fort Bliss, an army base in El Paso, Texas. The facility will be designed to hold 5,000 people in tents and is expected to open in September 2027. The company awarded the contract appears not to have experience running detention centers.

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• Trump administration targets sanctuary cities with escalated ICE enforcement operations — Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, announced plans to "flood the zone" with ICE agents in sanctuary cities, specifically targeting New York following a shooting incident involving an off-duty CBP officer allegedly shot by an undocumented person. Homan vowed to deploy more agents in communities and worksites, stating that if arrests cannot be made in county jails, they will occur in public spaces. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blamed sanctuary city policies for the incident, claiming they endanger public safety, though evidence does not support this claim.
• Tom Homan announces plan to flood sanctuary cities with ICE agents — Deportation Czar Tom Homan announced on MSNBC that ICE will "flood the zone of sanctuary cities" with additional agents and officers, and will "flood the neighborhoods with officers" and "flood worksite enforcements" now that Congress has tripled ICE's budget, making it the largest law enforcement organization in America. Homan blamed Democrats for the controversial policy of ICE officers wearing masks.

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• DHS restored Temporary Protection Status for Haitians — The Department of Homeland Security restored Temporary Protection Status (TPS) and work authorization to tens of thousands of Haitians living in the US until at least February 2026 after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from terminating their statuses in early September.
• Federal appeals court overturned block on terminating TPS for Afghans and Cameroonians — A federal appeals judge overturned a lower court's order blocking the Trump administration from terminating Temporary Protection Status for approximately 14,600 Afghans and 7,900 Cameroonians, allowing the administration to proceed with ending their protected status.

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• Coalition of Democratic attorneys general sued over health program restrictions — A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration to block its efforts to restrict undocumented immigrants from accessing more than a dozen federal health and safety net programs, warning that changes have caused significant disruption and could lead to the "collapse of some of the nation's most vital public programs."

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• Appeal filed — Jenner & Block v. Department of Justice (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00916 — The Department of Justice appealed Judge Bates' May 23 summary judgment to the D.C. Circuit.
• Appeal filed — Protect Democracy Project v. OMB (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01111 — Defendants appealed the court's grant of summary judgement to the D.C. Circuit.
• Case update — American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10685 — The bench trial concluded.
• Case update — National Academy of Education v. Department of Education (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01266 — Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint , which added multiple APA claims to the action and removed the ultra vires and separation of powers doctrine claims.
• Motion granted — Slaughter and Bedoya v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00909 — The D.C. Circuit unanimously granted an administrative stay of Judge Alikhan's ruling that had ordered the reinstatement of former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter . The court set a briefing schedule with filings due before July 29.
• Motion granted — VERA Institute of Justice v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01643 — Judge Mehta granted in part Plaintiffs' emergency motion for an injunction pending appeal of its order denying their preliminary-injunction motion and dismissing the case. Although the court declined to reinstate Plaintiffs' grants pending appeal, it found a narrower injunction appropriate-“one that prevents the re-obligation of the five named Plaintiffs' cancelled grant funding … [and] prohibits Defendants from re-obligating or otherwise diminishing the sums awarded but terminated under Plaintiffs' grant agreements.”
• Motion to dismiss decided — American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Trump (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-03698 — Defendants filed a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — American Gateways v. U.S. Department for Justice (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01370 — Judge Ali granted a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from terminating the NQRP. The court found that the termination of the program is likely arbitrary and capricious under the APA, and the court is empowered to “set aside” such agency action. The court also denied defendants' motion to dismiss as to Count I of the complaint and held it in abeyance as to Counts II and III.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — National Endowment for Democracy v. United States (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00648 — Plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and supporting memorandum in which they request that the court enter an order that would stop Defendants and those they supervise from withholding or otherwise interfering with NED's congressionally mandated funding.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-11913 — Judge Talwani granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the administration from enforcing Section 71113 of the “ One Big Beautiful Act ” against the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah and other Planned Parenthood Federation of America Members. The injunction applies only to affiliates that are either barred from providing abortions due to state law or that received less than $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in 2023. The court found that the statute likely violates the First Amendment right of association by defunding affiliates based solely on their relationship to abortion providers-even when they do not themselves provide abortions or share funds. The court has not yet ruled on whether to extend relief to additional Planned Parenthood members.
• Summary judgment ruling — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01051 — Judge Sullivan granted a summary judgment in part for the plaintiffs, holding that the administration's deletion of the Public Apportionments Database violates public disclosure requirements. The court noted “there is nothing unconstitutional about Congress requiring the Executive Branch to inform the public of how it is apportioning the public's money.”
• Summary judgment ruling — Protect Democracy Project v. OMB (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01111 — Judge Emmet Sullivan granted a summary judgment in part for the plaintiffs on the Administrative Procedure Act claim, holding that the administration's deletion of the Public Apportionments Database violated public disclosure requirements. The court further ordered that the Defendants must restore the Public Apportionments Database, make available the apportionment information required by the 2022 and 2023 Acts, and are permanently enjoined from removing the database without statutory authorization. The court noted “there is nothing unconstitutional about Congress requiring the Executive Branch to inform the public of how it is apportioning the public's money.”
• Temporary restraining order ruling — Washington State Association of Head Start and Early Childhood Assistance and Education Program, et al, v. Robert F. Kenned — Plaintiffs filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and proposed order seeking emergency relief for new claims arising from the Immigrant Exclusion Directive issued on July 14, 2025.
• Appeal filed — Harper v. Bessent (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01294 — Judge Ali granted a summary judgment in favor of Plaintiffs, ruling that the administration's firing of two Board members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) was unlawful. The court held that the statutory basis and structure of NCUA limits the president's power to fire board members at will, and such restriction is lawful under the Separation of Powers since the “NCUA Board fits comfortably within the traditional model of a multimember expert agency that does not wield substantial executive power.” The administration appealed to the D.C. Circuit and filed a motion to stay the judgment pending appeal (Case No. 25-5268 ).
• Appeal filed — Planned Parenthood Federation of America v. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. et al (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-11913 — Following Judge Talwani's preliminary injunction , which prohibited the enforcement of Section 71113 of the “ One Big Beautiful Bill Act ” against certain members of Planned Parenthood Association, the administration appealed the decision to the First Circuit.
• Case update — American Oversight v. U.S. Department Of Government Efficiency (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01251 — Plaintiff amended its complaint to add additional APA claims and enumerate which of Defendants' actions applied to each of the claims.
• Case update — National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association v. Kennedy (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01265 — Plaintiff filed a motion for an order directing Defendants to hold the disputed funds pending a resolution on the merits.
• Case update — Project on Government Oversight, Inc. v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00527 — The case was stayed.
• Case update — Smith v. Trump (D. Me.) 1:25-cv-00158 — Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint , which noted that the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) had set forth regulations promulgating the EO. The amended complaint added a claim under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) alleging the regulations are not in accordance with law and requesting that the court declare the regulations to be unlawful.
• Motion denied — The Associated Press v. Budowich (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00532 — The D.C. Circuit denied Plaintiffs' motion for en banc reconsideration, holding that the standard for en banc review was not met because the stay was a non-precedential order that did not resolve the appeal's merits.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Valuta Corporation, Inc. v. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (W.D. Tex.) 3:25-cv-00191 — Judge Schydlower granted Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, temporarily enjoining Defendants from “enforcing, implementing, and otherwise giving effect to the Border GTO as to the named Plaintiffs.”
• Appeal filed — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01051 — Following Judge Sullivan's summary judgment in part, which rules the administration's deletion of the Public Apportionments Database violates public disclosure requirements, the administration appealed to the D.C. Circuit and filed a motion to stay the judgment pending appeal.
• Case update — American Academy of Pediatrics v. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-11916 — Plaintiffs filed a first amended complaint adding two additional Plaintiffs - Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MCAAP) and Jane Doe 2 - and provided amended and additional factual allegations and legal background.
• Certiorari petition filed — Boyle v. Trump (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01628 — In a 6-3 opinion, the Supreme Court granted the administration's application to stay a Judge Maddox's June 13 summary judgment and injunction pending the government's Fourth Circuit appeal and any petition for a writ of certiorari, allowing the administration to remove three Commissioners from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The court noted that the case is similar to Trump v. Wilcox , which also involves the removal of members in the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Justice Kavanaugh concurred. Justice Kagan, alongside Justices Sotomayor and Jackson, dissented, writing “[o]nce again, this Court uses its emergency docket to destroy the independence of an independent agency, as established by Congress.”
• Stay motion decided — Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01051 — Judge Sullivan denied the administration's motion to stay the court's summary judgment , which found the administration's deletion of the Public Apportionments Database violates public disclosure requirements. Judge Sullivan noted the administration's conduct “unequivocally violates federal law.” He further wrote “[t]he Court will not be complicit in further delaying Plaintiff and the public of information they are entitled to know as a matter of federal law!!” On that same day, the D.C. Circuit administratively stayed Judge Sullivan's July 21 summary judgment order.
• Stay motion decided — Protect Democracy Project v. OMB (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01111 — Judge Sullivan denied Defendants' motion to stay pending appeal, however the D.C. Circuit stayed Judge Sullivan's orders from July 21 pending their review of the appeal on that same day.
• Stay pending appeal decided — CASA, Inc. v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01484 — Following the Fourth Circuit's July 21 refusal to stay pending appeal the termination of TPS for Afghanistan and Cameroon , Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their appeal. The case now continues before Judge Chuang.
• Summary judgment ruling — State of Illinois v. Federal Emergency Management Agency (D.R.I.) 1:25-cv-00206 — Defendants moved for summary judgment as well.
• Temporary restraining order ruling — Pallek v. Rollins (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01650 — Judge Jia M. Cobb denied Plaintiffs' motion for an emergency temporary restraining order.
• Case update — State of Maryland v. Corporation for National and Community Service (D. Md.) 1:25-cv-01363 — The Plaintiff States filed an amended complaint . The updates included specifying which alleged APA violations applied to the AmeriCorps Defendants and OMB Defendants as well as the addition of an allegation against all Defendants requesting mandamus relief.
• Case update — State of New Jersey v. Bondi (D. Md.) 1:25-cv-01807 — All Plaintiffs and Defendants stipulated the dismissal of the non-federal defendants-specifically Kevin Maxwell; Lawrence DeMonico; Rare Breed Triggers, LLC; Rare Breed Firearms, LLC; National Association for Gun Rights, Inc.; Texas Gun Rights, Inc.; Patrick Carey; James Wheeler; and Travis Speegle.
• Complaint filed — Gordon v. Executive Office of the President — Three Department of Justice employees filed suit in D.D.C. challenging their terminations by Attorney General Pamela Bondi in June and July 2025. The plaintiffs, who had been involved in high-profile prosecutions including January 6th cases, allege the firings were politically motivated and retaliatory, violated the Administrative Procedure Act, the Fifth Amendment's due process clause, and the Civil Service Reform Act. They seek reinstatement, backpay, and a name-clearing hearing.
• Dismissal entered — Corporation for Public Broadcasting v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01305 — Plaintiff Board member Laura Ross voluntarily dismissed her claims, which was approved by the district court the next day. All other Plaintiffs are otherwise proceeding with their claims.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — National Job Corps Association v. Department of Labor (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-04641 — Judge Carter issued an amended preliminary injunction order which narrowed the scope of applicability of the order to the 31 centers operated by the Operator Plaintiffs and the 5 additional centers at which Plaintiff Transportation Communications Union/IAM provides training services following the Supreme Court's June 27 ruling in Trump v. Casa . The court enjoined Defendants "from enforcing, implementing, maintaining or giving effect to the closure of the private Job Corps centers, including the stop work orders and termination and non-renewal notices delivered to Job Corps center operators starting May 29, 2025, from issuing, enforcing, implementing, maintaining or giving effect to any shutdown tasks, job terminations, or student removals; and from taking any further action to close any Job Corps Centers." Sept.18, 2025: Plaintiffs submitted an amended complaint . In addition to adding more plaintiffs and providing further detail as to the factual allegations, the complaint clarified the National Job Corps Association (“NCJA”) standing to bring suit on behalf of their harmed members. Additionally, the amended complaint supplements claims with more specific violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”) and the Workplace Innovation and Opportunity Act.
• Stay motion decided — Harper v. Bessent (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01294 — Judge Ali denied the administration's motion to stay the court's summary judgment , which reinstated two Board members of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). The court distinguished itself from recent Supreme Court opinions that blocked the courts' reinstatements in the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Labor Relations Board, noting that NCUA does not exercise the same “considerable executive power” in those cases.
• Stay motion decided — Slaughter and Bedoya v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00909 — Judge Alikhan denied the administration's motion to stay her earlier summary judgment , which reinstated former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter . The court again reaffirmed that Supreme Court precedent limits the president's authority to remove FTC Commissioners. The court distinguished this case from recent Supreme Court opinions that stayed reinstatements at other agencies, noting those decisions did not mention FTC.
• Case update — Melgar-Salmeron v. Bondi (2d Cir.) 23-7792 — The Second Circuit ordered the government, in addition to its weekly status updates, to file by Aug. 1 a declaration from someone with personal knowledge explaining the basis for its assertion that Petitioner has been charged with illicit association and homicide, is housed at the Tecoluca maximum-security prison, and is awaiting trial, along with any corroborating documentation (with leave to seek sealing as needed). The court also noted it had held the petition in abeyance in early 2024 and, absent objection by Aug. 1, intends to lift that hold in due course.
• Case update — Quintero Chacon v. Dickerson (a.k.a. Q.C.E. v. Stewart Detention Facility) (M.D. Ga.) 4:25-cv-00050 — Petitioner Quintero filed a voluntary dismissal, based on the fact that he was removed to Venezuela on July 18, 2025, pursuant to an exchange between the United States and Venezuelan governments. The case has been closed.
• Complaint filed — State of Washington v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security — Washington State filed a federal complaint on July 25, 2025, challenging the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency's termination of the Shelter and Services Program (SSP), a congressionally established grant program. The administration zeroed out and revoked Washington's $4 million SSP grant in spring 2025, disrupting shelter, food, medical care, and hygiene services for thousands of newly arrived migrants. Washington names DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, FEMA, and Senior Official David Richardson as defendants, alleging violations of the Separation of Powers, the Spending Clause, and the Administrative Procedure Act, and seeking declaratory and injunctive relief to restore funding and prevent future executive interference with the grants.
• Notice of appeal filed — Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr v. Executive Office of the President (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00917 — The Trump Administration filed a notice of appeal to the D.C. Circuit, challenging Judge Leon's summary judgment on May 27, which found Executive Order 14250 , targeting WilmerHale, was unlawful and void.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Cabrera v. Department of Labor (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01909 — Judge Dabney L. Friedrich issued an order and opinion granting Plaintiffs' preliminary injunction motion and stayed DOL's directive to effectuate the closure of all privately-operated Jobs Corps centers pending the resolution of this litigation.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Personal Services Contractor Association v. Trump et al (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00469 — The court found that it likely lacks jurisdiction over the case's claims and consequently denied Plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Porwancher v. National Endowment for the Humanities (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01180 — Judge Carl J. Nichols granted Porwancher's June 2, 2025 motion for a preliminary injunction preventing the NEH from treating the grant as terminated and enjoining future actions regarding the grant unless they comply with procedural requirements under applicable regulations.
• Summary judgment ruling — Corporation for Public Broadcasting v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01305 — The remaining Plaintiffs filed a motion for summary judgment requesting that the district court enter judgment declaring Trump's attempt to terminate CPB's Board members as unlawful.
• Summary judgment ruling — Harper v. Bessent (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01294 — The D.C. Circuit granted an administrative stay of the district court's July 22 summary judgment order, pending further order of the Court of Appeals.
• Supreme Court Grants Stay in Trump v. Boyle — On July 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the federal government's request for a stay in the case of Trump v. Boyle. This decision temporarily halts the enforcement of a lower court's order that had reinstated three commissioners of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission who were terminated by the Trump administration. The stay was granted in a 6-3 decision, with Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissenting. The stay allows the Trump administration to maintain the commissioners' termination while the case proceeds through the courts.

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• ICE director affirms policy allowing agents to wear masks during arrest operations — Todd Lyons, acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, stated on CBS Face the Nation that he will continue permitting ICE officers to wear masks during arrest raids, citing officer safety and doxxing concerns. Legal advocates, state attorneys general, and civil rights groups have challenged the practice as obscuring accountability, enabling impersonation, and contributing to a climate of fear. The policy has coincided with record deportation enforcement under the Trump administration.

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• ICE confirmed use of Medicaid data to track undocumented immigrants — During the same CBS interview, Todd Lyons confirmed that ICE has obtained and is using Medicaid data to identify and locate immigrants believed to be in the US unlawfully. Critics note that undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid, raising privacy and data-misuse concerns. The revelation highlights the administration's use of government databases for immigration enforcement targeting.

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• ICE expanded detention capacity with temporary tent structures despite safety warnings — Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with a tripled annual budget and intensifying pressure to increase deportations, is rapidly expanding detention space using temporary tent-like structures at military bases and adjoining ICE jails. The Trump administration identified limited detention space as a major obstacle to meeting deportation targets and allocated $45 billion for detention through the end of the term to reach 100,000 beds by year-end, up from roughly 40,000 when Trump took office. Internal tensions have emerged as some administration officials and Republican allies warned that detaining immigrants long-term in flimsy structures could prove disastrous, particularly in flood-prone or hurricane-prone locations.