Trump Action Archive

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• Undocumented immigrants lose work and income during ICE crackdown; DACA renewals cost $1,000 — During an ICE crackdown in Minneapolis, many undocumented single mothers were afraid to leave their homes and lost months of work, creating financial hardship for themselves and their children. Additionally, some immigrants authorized to work under DACA status are now being forced to pay upwards of $1,000 to renew their status. The enforcement actions and renewal costs are creating economic precarity for vulnerable populations.

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• Trump promotes "Trump accounts" investment program at Georgia rally — President Trump held a campaign rally at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia, to promote newly funded "Trump accounts"—tax-free investment funds seeded with $1,000 federal contributions for children born through 2028. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attacked socialism and New York's mayor. Trump dismissed "affordability" as a Democratic talking point while attributing high prices to Biden's legacy. The program is projected to cost $17 billion through 2028. Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson pledged to match federal contributions if elected.

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• Complaint filed: Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights v. Mullin — The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) and Legal Services for Children (LSC) filed a complaint in the Northern District of California challenging a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy designating the $250 fee for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) petitions as categorically non-waivable. The plaintiffs, representing abused, neglected, or abandoned immigrant youth who risk losing SIJS eligibility upon turning 21, allege the fee-waiver ban is arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act and was adopted without required notice-and-comment rulemaking. They seek vacatur of the policy and injunctive relief requiring USCIS to process SIJS fee-waiver requests under its ordinary framework.

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• SNAP benefits terminated for 440,000 Arizona residents under One Big Beautiful Bill Act — The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, championed by Republicans and celebrated by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, made the deepest cuts to SNAP in its history, expanded work rules, and shifted costs to states. Arizona alone has terminated SNAP benefits for 440,000 residents since the law's passage. The cuts have forced Arizona to lay off a third of its caseworkers. Among those losing benefits is Dee McDonald, a 65-year-old cancer survivor weighing 69 pounds who skips meals to feed her three teenaged grandsons.

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• Oil prices spiked amid regional conflict — Oil prices increased significantly during the period of escalating military conflict in the Middle East, with Brent crude reaching $94.50 per barrel. The price increase reflects market concerns about the impact of the conflict on global energy supplies.
• Oil prices surge past $100/barrel amid escalating Iran-U.S. tensions — Brent crude oil surged past $100 per barrel, up 42% in twenty days, as regional military tensions between the U.S. and Iran intensified. The 10-Year Treasury yield spiked above 4.70%, and the 30-year climbed past 5%. Major stock indices sold off sharply at market open, with the Nasdaq down nearly 2.7%. The escalation followed overnight Houthi attacks on Saudi oil tankers and Iranian strikes near Iraq-Kuwait border positions.
• Oil prices surge 7 percent following Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers — Following claims by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they attacked two Saudi Arabian oil tankers in the Red Sea, the price of Brent crude oil surged 7 percent to more than $100 per barrel. The attacks raise concerns about potential closure of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, through which 12 to 15 percent of the world's maritime trade passes annually. The average price of gasoline in the United States rose to $4.09 per gallon.
• Brent crude surges past $91 per barrel and national gas prices hit $4 per gallon — Brent crude oil surged past $91 per barrel, and national gasoline prices reached $4 per gallon for the second time in 2026. The price increases reflect market response to regional conflict and supply disruptions, affecting consumers and the broader economy.
• Iran conflict escalation drove oil prices to $100 per barrel and gas prices above $4 per gallon — A widening military conflict with Iran entered a dangerous new phase, spooking energy markets and sending global oil prices to $100 per barrel. Gas prices topped $4 per gallon in much of the country. The economic turmoil coincided with the Trump administration's formalization of new tariffs on dozens of countries, creating compounded economic pressure on American families and businesses already weathered by over a year of trade war shocks.

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• Civil rights groups sue HHS over childcare funding restrictions and FOIA non-compliance — The ACLU, National Women's Law Center, and allied civil rights organizations filed suit against the Department of Health and Human Services for failing to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request regarding the Trump administration's January 2026 freeze of over $10 billion in federal childcare and family assistance funds across five states. The freeze, justified by unsubstantiated fraud claims against Somali childcare providers originating from a viral social media video, was halted by federal court order in January 2026. The lawsuit seeks disclosure of communications between federal officials and the video's creator, and demands transparency on the administration's stated rationale for the restrictions.
• FOIA lawsuit filed: American Civil Liberties Union et al. v. Department of Health and Human Services — The American Civil Liberties Union, National Women's Law Center, and National Center for Law and Economic Justice filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services in federal district court (D.D.C.), alleging the agency failed to timely process, grant expedited review, conduct adequate search, or release responsive records following a March 11, 2026 FOIA request. The request sought records concerning the legal and factual bases for HHS restrictions on federal child care and family-assistance funding imposed in December 2025 and January 2026, including communications with state recipients and records concerning alleged fraud allegations. HHS had released no responsive records more than 130 days after submission. Plaintiffs seek court-ordered production of records, a Vaughn index of withheld materials, waiver of fees, and attorneys' fees.

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• National average gasoline price reaches $4 per gallon amid Iran conflict — The national average price for regular gasoline hit $4 per gallon on Monday, July 20, for the first time since June 17. The price increase was driven by the renewed conflict with Iran and Ukraine-Russia attacks rattling energy markets, contributing to a global energy crisis.

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• Thousands protest ICE shootings, voter suppression, and datacenter expansion across US — On July 18–20, 2026, thousands of Americans participated in mass protests across the country addressing three issues: ICE violence (including two fatal shootings of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero), voter suppression following a Supreme Court ruling that gutted the Voting Rights Act and state redistricting efforts, and unchecked AI datacenter expansion. The "ICE Out" coalition organized over 70 rallies demanding ICE abolition and officer arrests; voting rights groups coordinated nearly 700 events under the "Good Trouble Lives On" campaign; and conservative group Humans First organized 100+ datacenter protests in 40 states.