Trump Action Archive

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• Arrest of John Caravello, CSU Channel Islands professor, on assault charges during ICE raid protest — John Caravello, a math and philosophy professor at California State University Channel Islands and immigrant rights advocate, was arrested and charged with assaulting a federal officer and throwing a teargas canister at ICE agents during the Glass House farm raid. Witnesses, including immigrant rights organizer Genevieve Flores-Haro, dispute the police account, stating they saw only ICE agents and National Guard deploying teargas, and that Caravello appeared to be assisting a demonstrator in a wheelchair. Caravello was released on a $15,000 bond and is scheduled for arraignment on August 1, 2025.

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• Department of Justice requests inmate data from California county jails — The Department of Justice announced it has issued data requests to sheriffs in multiple major California counties—including Los Angeles and San Francisco—seeking lists of all non-citizen inmates, their crimes, and release dates. The department stated the requests are designed to assist federal immigration authorities in prioritizing removal of immigrants convicted of crimes. DOJ indicated it will pursue subpoenas or compulsory process if sheriffs do not voluntarily comply.

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• Class-action lawsuit filed against Trump administration for arrests at immigration courts — Twelve immigrants and advocacy groups filed a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court (D.C.) on July 16, 2025, alleging that the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security coordinated to arrest and deport people attending immigration hearings. The plaintiffs claim the administration stripped due-process rights under immigration law and the Fifth Amendment, placing detainees in expedited removal without hearings. The suit challenges ICE and immigration court guidance as arbitrary and capricious, seeking to vacate those directives.
• Immigrants and advocates sue DHS over courthouse arrests — A group of immigrants and legal advocates sued the Department of Homeland Security, the Justice Department, and ICE as part of a class-action lawsuit arguing that the arrests of thousands of people at courthouses violate immigration law and the Constitution. The lawsuit challenges the practice of arresting immigrants at courthouses where they appear for legal proceedings.
• Federal immigration enforcement conducts mass courthouse detentions at Manhattan federal building — On 16 July 2025, federal immigration agents conducted multiple detentions at the Jacob K Javits federal building in Manhattan, apprehending individuals both during and immediately after immigration hearings. The Guardian documented detentions of at least five people, including a father separated from his family and individuals granted follow-up hearings. Agents held detainees in stairwells and the building's 10th floor. The practice reflects the Trump administration's stated goal of arresting 3,000 people daily and has prompted a class-action lawsuit challenging courthouse arrest tactics.

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• Federal immigration enforcement conducts mass courthouse detentions at Manhattan federal building — On 16 July 2025, federal immigration agents conducted multiple detentions at the Jacob K Javits federal building in Manhattan, apprehending individuals both during and immediately after immigration hearings. The Guardian documented detentions of at least five people, including a father separated from his family and individuals granted follow-up hearings. Agents held detainees in stairwells and the building's 10th floor. The practice reflects the Trump administration's stated goal of arresting 3,000 people daily and has prompted a class-action lawsuit challenging courthouse arrest tactics.

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• Afghan SIV translator detained by ICE despite legal entry and green card processing — Zia S, a 35-year-old Afghan wartime translator who legally entered the US in October 2024 with an approved special immigrant visa (SIV) and humanitarian parole, was arrested by masked ICE agents on July 16, 2025, during a routine biometrics appointment for his green card in East Hartford, Connecticut. He was transported to a detention facility in Plymouth, Massachusetts. A judge issued a temporary stay preventing his removal, but he remains detained. DHS claims he is under investigation for an unspecified "serious criminal allegation," which his attorney denies. He is the third known Afghan ally to be seized by ICE since Trump returned to power.

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• Afghanistan war veteran charged with felony conspiracy after ICE protest — Bajun Mavalwalla II, a former Army sergeant and Afghanistan war veteran, was arrested and charged with felony "conspiracy to impede or injure officers" in July 2025, more than a month after participating in an anti-ICE protest in Spokane, Washington. The protest, called by city council president Ben Stuckart to block the transport of two Venezuelan immigrants, turned confrontational with property damage. Mavalwalla maintains his innocence and is preparing for jury trial while others arrested the same day have struck plea agreements. Legal experts and veterans' groups have characterized the charges as an escalation in attacks on First Amendment rights.
• FBI arrest of veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II on federal conspiracy charges following ICE protest — Bajun Mavalwalla II, a 35-year-old former US Army sergeant and advocate for Afghan refugees, was arrested by the FBI on July 15, 2025, more than a month after participating in a June 11 protest against ICE in Spokane, Washington. He faces federal conspiracy charges for allegedly agreeing with others to impede or injure a federal officer, despite not being charged with obstruction or assault. He pleaded not guilty and faces up to six years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and three years supervised release. Veterans and civil rights groups have condemned the arrest as criminalizing peaceful dissent.
• FBI arrests US Army veteran Bajun Mavalwalla II for conspiracy charges related to ICE protest — Bajun Mavalwalla II, a 35-year-old former Army sergeant and Afghanistan war veteran, was arrested by the FBI on July 15, 2025, and charged with "conspiracy to impede or injure officers" for participating in a June 11 protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Spokane, Washington. Though he was not among those arrested at the scene and was not charged with assault or obstruction, prosecutors allege he physically blocked a driveway and pushed against officers. Legal experts characterize the conspiracy charge as an escalation in prosecuting First Amendment protest activity and note the broad prosecutorial discretion it affords.

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• DHS agents testify about unusual arrest orders for pro-Palestinian students — During a court hearing, DHS agents who executed arrests of pro-Palestinian international students and academics testified that the orders they received were highly unusual. One agent said he contacted a department lawyer after receiving a request to arrest Turkish student Rümeysa Öztürk to confirm it was legal, noting he "didn't see anything in the op-ed [she wrote] that suggested she'd committed a crime." Another agent involved in the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil said his office was directed to surveil him and "establish a pattern of life" for his capture.

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• Palestinian American beaten to death by Israeli settlers in West Bank — Sayfollah 'Saif' Musallet, a 20-year-old Palestinian American ice-cream shop owner from Tampa Bay, Florida, was beaten to death by Israeli settlers on his family's farm in Baten al-Hawa, West Bank, on an unspecified date in summer 2025. Witnesses report settlers attacked him with clubs and bats after a confrontation over land; ambulances were blocked by Israeli forces for three hours. A second young man, Razek Hussein al-Shalabi, 23, was shot and killed in the same attack. The Israeli military claimed stones were thrown first and said it was investigating.
• Family of US citizen killed by Israeli settlers calls on Trump administration for prosecution — Relatives of Sayfollah Musallet, a 20-year-old US citizen from Tampa beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, held a press conference in Florida calling on the Trump administration to arrest and prosecute those responsible. The family criticized US government indifference to the killing. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee subsequently posted on X acknowledging Musallet's death and stating Israel must investigate, but no formal prosecution action has been announced.

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• Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services granted ICE access to Medicaid records — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services signed an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security enabling Immigration and Customs Enforcement to access Medicaid recipients' personal data, including name, ethnicity, race, birthdate, home address, and social security number. The agreement was signed on Monday, July 14, 2025. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid but may use it for emergency lifesaving services. Senator Adam Schiff warned the data transfer would harm families and discourage people from seeking healthcare.
• DHS and CMS establish data-sharing agreement granting ICE access to Medicaid database — The Department of Homeland Security and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services entered into a data-sharing agreement permitting Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to access Medicaid records containing personal information—home addresses, Social Security numbers, ethnicities—of 79 million beneficiaries to locate undocumented immigrants. Trump administration officials overrode career civil servants' warnings that the arrangement violated federal statutes. The administration justified the agreement as preventing fraud and waste, though critics warn it will deter vulnerable populations from seeking medical care.

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• ICE Director Todd Lyons issued memo authorizing deportations to third countries with minimal notice — ICE Director Todd Lyons issued a memo to immigration officials authorizing deportation of immigrants to third countries they are not from, with as little as 6 hours' notice and no guarantees of safety from persecution or torture. In cases where receiving countries have not provided "diplomatic assurances" of safety, ICE must give 24 hours' notice. If a country has offered assurances deemed credible by the State Department, deportation may proceed with no notice at all.
• DHS announces deportation of immigrants to Eswatini — On Twitter, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin announced that the Trump administration deported five immigrants to the small landlocked African country of Eswatini, a nation none of them have ties to. The deportation to a country with no connection to the deportees raises humanitarian and due-process concerns.

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• Trump administration appeals racial profiling ruling — The Trump administration filed an appeal to overturn a federal judge's ruling that blocks the Department of Homeland Security from arresting people based on factors related to racial profiling, such as race, accent, and type of work. The ruling applies only to Los Angeles and surrounding areas and was issued following discriminatory ICE raids in California.

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• DOJ announces guidance limiting multilingual services — Attorney General Pam Bondi announced new Justice Department guidance to limit "non-essential multilingual services [and] redirect resources toward English-language education and assimilation" in an effort to comply with Trump's executive order designating English as the official language of the US.

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• Appeal filed — Pedro Vasquez Perdomo v. Markwayne Mullin (C.D. Cal.) 2:25-cv-05605 — Defendants appealed the decision to the Ninth Circuit (No. 25-4312 ).
• Summary judgment ruling — CASA, Inc. v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01484 — Plaintiff filed a notice of interlocutory appeal from Judge Chuang's denial of Plaintiff's motion for summary judgment to the Fourth Circuit (Case No. 25-1792 ).
• Case update — Amica Center for Immigrant Rights et al. v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00298 — Plaintiffs filed an appeal with the D.C. Circuit.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — King County v. Turner (W.D. Wash.) 2:25-cv-00814 — Plaintiffs filed their third preliminary injunction motion and proposed order , requesting that the court extend the relief previously granted to new jurisdictions, barring HHS from applying unlawful conditions at any stage of the grant-making process, and barring HUD from doing the same as to all grant programs.
• Stay motion decided — CASA, Inc. v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01484 — Judge Chuang denied Plaintiffs' motion to stay the court's July 10 order and opinion pending appeal. However, on the same day, the Fourth Circuit granted an administrative stay, pausing the TPS termination for Afghanistan until July 21.
• Stay motion decided — J.A.V. v. Trump (S.D. Tex.) 1:25-cv-00072 — The Fifth Circuit granted Defendants' unopposed motion to stay the proceedings.
• Federal appeals court temporarily blocks Temporary Protected Status termination for Afghans — A federal appeals court temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for nearly 12,000 Afghans living in the US on the same day their work permits and deportation protections were set to expire. The stay prevents immediate loss of legal status.
• Federal judge blocks refugee ban enforcement — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from using the president's June proclamation banning people from 12 countries to prohibit 80 refugees who have already been vetted from entering the US. The judge noted that the order "expressly states" that it does not limit efforts to seek refugee status.
• Trump administration appeals racial profiling ruling — The Trump administration filed an appeal to overturn a federal judge's ruling that blocks the Department of Homeland Security from arresting people based on factors related to racial profiling, such as race, accent, and type of work. The ruling applies only to Los Angeles and surrounding areas and was issued following discriminatory ICE raids in California.
• Case update — D.B.U. v. Trump (D. Colo.) 1:25-cv-01163 — The Tenth Circuit held the appeal in abeyance pending the outcome of W.M.M. v. Trump (No. 25-10534) in the Fifth Circuit.
• Case update — Democracy Forward Foundation v. Department of Education (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00940 — Democracy Forward and DOE filed a joint status report which indicates that DOE identified 4, 492 potentially responsive records and that the parties are working together to narrow the scope of the search.
• Notice of appeal filed — State of Colorado v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (D.R.I.) 1:25-cv-00121 — Defendants filed a notice of appeal to the First Circuit as to Judge Mary S. McElroy's May 16 preliminary injunction .
• Notice of appeal filed — W.J.C.C. v. Trump (W.D. Pa.) 3:25-cv-00153 — Defendants filed a notice of appeal to the Third Circuit from Judge Haines's June 18 preliminary-injunction order.
• Summary judgment ruling — Haitian Evangelical Clergy Association v. Trump (E.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-01464 — Judge Cogan granted voluntary dismissals of Plaintiffs' other claims as moot and granted summary judgment on remaining claims reflected in the July 1 ruling.
• Summary judgment ruling — National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association v. Kennedy (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01265 — Judge Ana C. Reyes held a pre-motion conference and established a briefing schedule for summary judgment.
• Appeal filed — M.A.P.S. v. Garite (W.D. Tex.) 3:25-cv-00171 — The administration appealed Judge Briones' June 9 final judgment order to the Fifth Circuit (Case No. 25-50580 ).
• Case update — Association for Education Finance and Policy Inc. v. McMahon (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00999 — Plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint . In this amended complaint, Plaintiffs removed two IES termination-specific counts for the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) 2024 and a count of termination of access to use data, while limiting all but one of the remaining counts to a specific plaintiff.
• Cases consolidated — A.S.R. v. Trump (W.D. Pa.) 3:25-cv-00113 — The Third Circuit consolidated this appeal, for scheduling purposes, with W.J.C.C. v. Trump, No. 25- 2332 , which-like this case-is before Judge Stephanie Haines in the district court, No. 3:25-cv-00153 .
• Cases consolidated — W.J.C.C. v. Trump (W.D. Pa.) 3:25-cv-00153 — The Third Circuit consolidated this appeal, for scheduling purposes, with A.S.R. v. President United States of America , No. 25-2311 , which-like this case-is before Judge Stephanie Haines in the district court, No. 3:25-cv-00113 .
• Motion denied — New York Immigration Coalition v. Donald J. Trump et al. (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-01309 — Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint to bring the case as a class action on behalf of all persons born in the United States on or after Feb. 19 who have been or will be denied citizenship under the EO being challenged. Plaintiffs also added a new legal claim, arguing that Defendants violated the Administrative Procedure Act by acting contrary to the Constitution.
• Appeal filed — Slaughter and Bedoya v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00909 — Judge Alikhan granted a summary judgment and permanent injunction, ordering the administration to reinstate former FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter to her previous role. Citing Supreme Court precedent , the court found the administration's termination of Ms. Slaughter violated the FTC Act's removal protections. However, the court dismissed a parallel claim by former Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya as moot, noting he had voluntarily resigned. The administration filed a motion to stay the decision pending appeal, and appealed the permanent injunction to the D.C. Circuit (Case No. 25-5261 ).
• Case update — American Federation of Teachers v. U.S. Department of Education (D. Md.) 1:25-cv-00628 — Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint , which addresses the ED's notification of Certification to state education agencies (SEAs). Plaintiffs add three additional claims for relief specific to this Certification, including an additional First Amendment (Free Speech and Free Association) claim, an additional Fifth Amendment (Due Process Vagueness) claim, and an additional APA 5 U.S.C. § 706(2) (arbitrary and capricious) claim. Plaintiffs also request that their prayer for relief be extended to the Certification and request a permanent injunction against implementation of this Certification and actions taken on the basis of the aforementioned interpretation of Title VI.
• Case update — Mahdawi v. Trump (D. Vt.) 2:25-cv-00389 — Judge Crawford removed the remaining travel restrictions and permitted Mahdawi to travel throughout the United States for lawful purposes while maintaining Vermont as his primary residence and attending all required court proceedings. The court noted that Mahdawi had complied with the release orders, that there was no indication he presented a flight risk or danger, and that his proposed political speaking engagements did not justify restricting his movement.
• Dismissal entered — Doe v. Collins (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00760 — Plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed the action.
• Motion to dismiss decided — American Bar Association v. U.S. Department of Justice (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01263 — Judge Cooper granted Defendants' motion to dismiss, thereby terminating the case.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — California v. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-12019 — Plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction and an accompanying memorandum of law in support.
• Stay motion decided — Pedro Vasquez Perdomo v. Markwayne Mullin (C.D. Cal.) 2:25-cv-05605 — The district court denied the administration's motion to stay the temporary restraining order pending appeal, which restricts the administration from engaging in indiscriminate immigration stops in the Los Angeles area and denying detainees access to lawyers. The court rejected the administration's argument that the TRO causes irreparable harm and creates a chilling effect on enforcing immigration law, because “[c]omplying with the law does not impose harm” and the TRO is sufficiently clear that it would not cause confusion.
• Temporary restraining order ruling — Pallek v. Rollins (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01650 — Plaintiffs filed an amended complaint in which they added an allegation of arbitrary and capricious actions taken by USDA through the proposal to create a new system of records (the June SORN). On that same day, Plaintiffs filed a motion for an emergency temporary restraining order on that same day, requesting that the court temporarily block Defendants from accessing SNAP applicant and recipient information from state governments or third-party processors.
• Appeal filed — Southern Education Foundation v. United States Department of Education (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-01079 — Defendants appealed Judge Friedman's preliminary injunction order to the D.C. Circuit (Case No. 25-5262 ).
• Motion denied — Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. Kennedy (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10814 — The First Circuit denied the Defendant's request for a stay of the district court's order.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Board of Education for the Silver Consolidated Schools v. McMahon (D.N.M.) 2:25-cv-00586 — Judge Thompson denied a motion of preliminary injunction from the Board of Education for the Silver Consolidated Schools and dismissed their lawsuit, which seeks to restore the grant terminated by the administration. The court noted the lawsuit is a contractual claim and belongs in the Court of Federal Claims, and even though “the grant seems like a worthwhile expenditure of taxpayer funds” and seems to be lawful under relevant laws, “there isn't jurisdiction in this Court for these claims.”
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Los Angeles Press Club v. Kristi Noem (C.D. Cal.) 2:25-cv-05563 — Plaintiffs moved for a preliminary injunction, seeking to enjoin Defendants' allegedly excessive use of force and asserting they would suffer irreparable harm absent court protection.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — Smith v. Trump (D. Me.) 1:25-cv-00158 — Judge Nancy Torresen granted Plaintiffs' preliminary injunction motion, thereby enjoining Defendants from imposing civil or criminal penalties under the EO and the IEEPA.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — State of California v. Trump (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10810 — Judge Casper issued an amended preliminary injunction following the Supreme Court's decision in Trump v. CASA limiting the use of nationwide injunctions. The amended order continues to block federal agents from enforcing key aspects of the election Executive Order in Plaintiff States, but no longer applies to all States. The amended order also continues to block federal officials from engaging in national enforcement actions that cannot be limited to non-Plaintiff States, such as updating the federal postcard application for all uniformed and overseas voters.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — State of New York v. Kennedy (D.R.I.) 1:25-cv-00196 — Judge DuBose denied Defendants' motion to vacate the preliminary injunction.
• Stay motion decided — American Public Health Association v. National Institutes of Health (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10787 — The First Circuit denied Defendants' motion to stay Judge Young's order.

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• Hundreds of detainees without criminal charges held at "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration facility in Florida Everglades — The Trump administration's "Alligator Alcatraz" detention facility in Ochopee, Florida holds hundreds of immigrants with no criminal records or charges, according to disclosures following a Democratic lawmakers' visit on Saturday. The Miami Herald obtained a list of 700 detainees showing at least 250 had committed only civil immigration violations. Authorities refused to release the full detainee list. Conditions include three exposed toilets per 32-person cage, inadequate water access, and excessive heat. Federal agencies claim the facility is state-run, contradicting public statements by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Trump about federal funding.
• Detained immigrants at "Alligator Alcatraz" reported inhumane conditions — CBS News reported that immigrants who are detained at the new facility dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Florida Everglades have said conditions there are inhumane, including only being served one meal a day that had maggots in it, no water to take a shower, and a lack of access to healthcare.
• Rep. Wasserman Schultz documents inhumane conditions at immigration detention facility — Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz conducted an oversight tour of "Alligator Alcatraz," a new immigration detention facility, and reported that detainees are "living in cages" with 32 people per cage and only three toilets per cage. She noted that the sink is attached to the toilet unit, forcing detainees to obtain drinking water and brush teeth where they defecate.
• Miami Herald reports 250+ detainees at Alligator Alcatraz have no criminal record — The Miami Herald reported that more than 250 people detained at "Alligator Alcatraz" have no criminal record, contradicting official claims that the facility would be reserved for the "worst of the worst." The finding suggests the facility is being used to detain individuals without serious criminal histories.

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• Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara remains in ICE custody despite bond order — AP reported that Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara is still in ICE custody despite a judge ordering his release on bond last week. Guevara, who was arrested last month while covering the "No Kings" protest, continues to face deportation proceedings.

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• Trump administration detaining immigrants from 26 countries at Guantanamo Bay — CBS News reported that the Trump administration is currently detaining dozens of immigrants from 26 countries and six continents at the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, including immigrants from Brazil, China, India, Kenya, Russia, the UK, and Vietnam.