Trump Action Archive

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• Faith leaders protest ICE operations and are arrested — In January, 99 faith leaders from across the United States were arrested at the Minneapolis airport while protesting against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

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• ICE plans detention facility on contaminated site — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to establish a detention facility for children and families at England Airpark in Alexandria, Louisiana, a site heavily contaminated with Pfas and other toxic

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• Case update — Jackson v. Kennedy (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01750 — Judge Howell authorized the release of relevant government records to Plaintiffs, their counsel, and the court.
• Cases consolidated — National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States v. National Park Service (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-04316 — The D.C.
• Complaint filed — State of Arizona v. Mullin — On April 27, 2026, the State of Arizona filed a complaint in the District of Arizona against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regarding its purchase and planned renovation of a warehouse in Surprise, Arizona

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• Trump Administration Pushes DoJ to Pursue Denaturalization Cases — The Trump administration is reportedly urging the Department of Justice (DoJ) to initiate denaturalization proceedings against 384 foreign-born individuals whose U.S.
• DOJ Plans Mass Denaturalization Effort — The Trump administration's Justice Department is preparing to file denaturalization cases against 384 individuals, marking an unprecedented increase in such efforts.

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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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• Administration fires six more immigration judges — Over the weekend, the administration fired six more immigration judges, including two who had blocked deportation orders against pro-Palestinian students.

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• Senate Republicans prepare ICE and Border Patrol funding package — Senate Republicans are preparing to introduce a funding package for ICE and Border Patrol, expected to cost over $50 billion over three years.

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• Trump Administration Fast-Tracks Border Wall Construction in Big Bend — The Trump administration has initiated steps to construct a border wall through Big Bend National Park in Texas, despite bipartisan opposition.

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• ICE Detains Wife of US Army Member — Deisy Rivera Ortega, the wife of US Army Sgt First Class Jose Serrano, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) during an immigration appointment in El Paso, Texas.

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• ICE Deports 174 DACA Recipients in 2025 — From January to September 2025, the U.S.

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• Texas immigration court interpreter detained by ICE — Meenu Batra, the only licensed Punjabi, Hindi, and Urdu interpreter in Texas, was detained by ICE at Harlingen International Airport while on her way to Milwaukee for work.

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• FBI Arrests California Man Shot by ICE and Charges Him with Assault — Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, a California resident, was arrested by the FBI and charged with assault on a federal officer after being shot by ICE agents in Patterson, California.

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• ICE Detention Camp Conditions Criticized — The conditions at Camp East Montana, an ICE detention facility in Texas, have come under scrutiny due to reports of harsh living conditions, including inadequate medical care, poor nutrition, and environmental hazards.

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• Immigration Judges Fired for Blocking Deportations — The Trump administration abruptly fired two immigration judges who had blocked the deportations of students Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi.
• Immigration judges fired after blocking deportation of pro-Palestinian students — The Department of Justice has terminated six immigration judges, including Roopal Patel and Nina Froes, who had ruled against the Trump administration in deportation cases involving pro-Palestinian students Rümeysa

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• US State Department Revokes Green Cards of Three Iranian Nationals — The US State Department announced the revocation of green card statuses for three Iranian nationals linked to the Iranian regime.

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• Eswatini Supreme Court Rules on Legal Counsel for Deported Men — The Supreme Court of Eswatini ruled that four men deported from the United States to Eswatini have the right to meet with a local lawyer.

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• Final Order of Removal for Mahmoud Khalil — The Board of Immigration Appeals issued a final order of removal for Mahmoud Khalil, who claims the decision is politically motivated due to his activism against genocide in Palestine.

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• Complaint filed — National Health Law Program v. Department of Health and Human Services — On April 9, 2026, the National Health Law Program filed a complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for failing to respond to Freedom of Information

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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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• Complaint filed — Benitez v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security — A putative class action complaint was filed in the Eastern District of New York by eight Latino residents and a grassroots labor organization against the U.S.

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• ICE Detains and Releases US Soldier's Wife — Annie Ramos, the wife of US army staff sergeant Matthew Blank, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at a military base in Louisiana.

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• Minneapolis releases video contradicting ICE account of shooting — The city of Minneapolis released a video that contradicts the initial account by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) regarding a shooting involving an ICE officer and two Venezuelan men in January.

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• Massachusetts judge blocks TPS termination — On April 7, 2026, a judge in Massachusetts blocked the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 5,000 Ethiopians.
• Motion granted — African Communities Together v. Noem (D. Mass.) 1:26-cv-10278 — Judge Murphy granted Plaintiff's motion to postpone the effective date for terminating Ethiopia's TPS designation.

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• ICE Detains Wife of US Soldier at Military Base — ICE agents detained Annie Ramos, the wife of US army staff sergeant Matthew Blank, at Fort Polk, Louisiana, shortly after their marriage.

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• Erie County Medical Examiner Rules Death of Rohingya Refugee a Homicide — Nurul Shah Alam, a nearly blind Rohingya refugee, was left alone in a Buffalo parking lot.