Trump Action Archive

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• Assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and family — Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark Hortman, and their dog Gilbert were killed in their home on June 27, 2025, by a politically motivated assassin who posed as a police officer. The killer also targeted other lawmakers' homes, injuring another lawmaker and his wife. Hortman was the first woman in Minnesota history to lie in state at the state capitol. The killings prompted a statewide manhunt and widespread mourning.

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• Pregnant ICE detainee lost baby after being denied medical care — Iris Dayana Monterroso-Lemus was arrested by ICE in Lenoir City, Tennessee and transferred to Richwood Correctional Center in Louisiana while pregnant. Despite repeatedly requesting medical assistance and reporting symptoms of serious complications, facility staff dismissed her concerns and provided no prenatal care. She experienced intrauterine fetal death and underwent spontaneous vaginal delivery while under constant guard by two federal officers, one of whom shackled her feet during labor. Clinical notes confirmed she received no prenatal care throughout her detention.

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• ICE agents arrest US citizen Andrea Velez in downtown Los Angeles without identifying themselves — On June 24, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in plainclothes and gaiter masks forcibly detained Andrea Velez, a 32-year-old US citizen, during a street operation in downtown Los Angeles. Velez was dragged into an unmarked SUV without being told why. The Department of Justice subsequently charged her with assaulting a federal officer, a felony carrying up to 20 years imprisonment. Sixteen days later, prosecutors dismissed the charges after Velez's attorney requested body-worn footage and witness statements that the government could not produce. Video evidence showed Velez did not resist and appeared to be standing still when taken.
• US citizen arrested during ICE raid in Los Angeles — Andrea Velez, a 32-year-old US citizen and Cal Poly Pomona graduate, was arrested by ICE agents during an immigration raid in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. Witnesses reported agents did not request identification and used force, lifting her off the ground. Her family, including her mother (a resident alien) and sister, were present and screamed for help. Authorities did not inform the family of her whereabouts for over a day. DHS claimed she assaulted an ICE officer; no charges have been formally disclosed. The incident reflects a pattern of US citizens being swept up in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations.
• Andrea Velez, U.S. citizen, detained by ICE during immigration raid and charged with felony obstruction — On June 24, 2025, Andrea Velez, a U.S. citizen, was swept up in an immigration raid in Los Angeles while on her way to work. ICE officers knocked her to the ground, and despite her declaring her citizenship, detained and led her to a car. Believing she was being kidnapped, Velez attempted to run to nearby police officers before ICE agents caught her. She spent two nights in jail and was charged with a felony for obstructing an officer, a charge the Justice Department dropped two weeks later.
• Department of Justice charges Andrea Velez with felony assault on federal officer — Following her June 24 arrest, the DOJ charged Andrea Velez, a 4-foot-11-inch US citizen, with assaulting a federal officer based on an affidavit claiming she extended her arm into an officer's path. Velez denied the allegation, stating she never touched anyone. The charge carried a potential 20-year sentence. Prosecutors later moved to dismiss the charges sixteen days after her arrest when Velez's attorney requested body-worn footage and witness statements that the government could not produce.

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• Federal threat to defund states serving undocumented immigrants — The Trump administration has threatened to withdraw federal funding from any state that provides services to undocumented immigrants. This threat places safety-net health systems in a legal bind: federal law requires them to serve all patients regardless of immigration status, while the administration threatens to punish compliance with that law through funding cuts. St. John's Community Health CEO Jim Mangia describes this as a fundamental contradiction in creed that will force clinic closures and staff reductions.
• ICE conducts mass deportation raids under Trump administration with minimal transparency and accountability — Under the Trump administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted widespread raids resulting in mass deportations, including of individuals with legal status and children. The agency operates with minimal transparency, employs plainclothes and masked agents who often refuse to identify themselves, and has expanded beyond traditional immigration enforcement into protest suppression. Border crossings have reached historic lows, crops are rotting due to labor shortages, and a four-year-old U.S. citizen with cancer was deported. Legal scholars and civil rights experts characterize ICE's operations as increasingly authoritarian and outside established legal boundaries.
• ICE raids in Los Angeles causing widespread healthcare avoidance among immigrant residents — Since ICE enforcement operations began in Los Angeles County, immigrant residents have dramatically reduced medical visits out of fear of deportation. St. John's Community Health reports no-show rates jumping from under 10% to over 30%. Patients are avoiding clinics, schools, and work, creating severe health consequences including untreated hypertension and near-diabetic emergencies. The raids have also created financial strain on safety-net clinics, forcing closures and staff layoffs, while health systems face a legal contradiction: required by law to serve all regardless of immigration status, yet threatened with federal funding cuts for doing so.
• Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants set to expire — Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants expires on August 3, 2025. Springfield, Ohio, which has integrated a large Haitian population into its workforce and community over recent years, anticipates an enforcement blitz similar to LA raids following the expiration. Health systems and community leaders fear the loss of legal status will result in job loss, loss of health insurance, and continued healthcare needs under threat of deportation, creating unsustainable strain on safety-net providers.
• ICE raids intensify across Los Angeles, triggering widespread fear and economic disruption — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids have escalated in Los Angeles, creating pervasive fear among undocumented immigrants and mixed-status families. The raids, described by residents as resembling "kidnappings," have caused streets to empty, businesses to close or reduce hours, and families to avoid leaving home for work, school, or groceries. Multiple U.S. citizens have reportedly been detained. In response, community organizations, mutual aid networks, and local businesses have mobilized to provide financial support, food delivery, and legal guidance to affected families.

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• FBI arrests Wisconsin judge for alleged obstruction of immigration enforcement — In late April, the FBI arrested a Wisconsin judge and alleged she obstructed immigration authorities attempting to arrest a man in her courthouse. The arrest represents federal law enforcement action against a judicial officer for actions taken in her official capacity.

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• Federal threat to defund states serving undocumented immigrants — The Trump administration has threatened to withdraw federal funding from any state that provides services to undocumented immigrants. This threat places safety-net health systems in a legal bind: federal law requires them to serve all patients regardless of immigration status, while the administration threatens to punish compliance with that law through funding cuts. St. John's Community Health CEO Jim Mangia describes this as a fundamental contradiction in creed that will force clinic closures and staff reductions.

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• Zohran Mamdani wins Democratic primary for New York City mayor — Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist, won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor on June 24, 2025. If elected in the general election, he would become the first Muslim mayor of America's largest city. His victory immediately triggered a coordinated barrage of Islamophobic attacks, death threats, and xenophobic rhetoric from Republican figures, conservative activists, and online commentators, with themes invoking terrorism, questioning loyalty, and demanding deportation.
• Coordinated Islamophobic attack campaign against Mamdani by Republican figures and activists — Following Mamdani's primary victory, a coordinated campaign of Islamophobic attacks erupted across social media and conservative political circles. Senior Trump administration officials including Stephen Miller and Representative Elise Stefanik, along with far-right activists Laura Loomer and conservative commentators, posted content branding Mamdani a "Hamas terrorist sympathizer," "jihadist terrorist," and "communist," calling for his deportation and predicting violence. Mamdani reported multiple death threats, including voicemails threatening to blow up his car, which the NYPD hate crimes taskforce is investigating.

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• US citizen arrested during ICE raid in Los Angeles — Andrea Velez, a 32-year-old US citizen and Cal Poly Pomona graduate, was arrested by ICE agents during an immigration raid in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, 24 June 2025. Witnesses reported agents did not request identification and used force, lifting her off the ground. Her family, including her mother (a resident alien) and sister, were present and screamed for help. Authorities did not inform the family of her whereabouts for over a day. DHS claimed she assaulted an ICE officer; no charges have been formally disclosed. The incident reflects a pattern of US citizens being swept up in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operations.

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• Ninth person died in ICE custody in 2025 — Johnny Noviello, 49, died in ICE custody, becoming the ninth person to die in ICE custody since the beginning of 2025 and the fourth to die in a Florida facility. Daily Beast columnist Julia Davis reported the death.
• ICE detention deaths surge to 13 in fiscal 2025, tracking toward deadliest year on record — Two additional deaths in ICE custody—a 75-year-old Cuban man and a 49-year-old Canadian (Johnny Noviello, found unresponsive June 23 in Miami)—bring the 2025 fiscal-year total to 13 deaths, compared to 12 for all of fiscal 2024. Advocates attribute the spike to deteriorating conditions as ICE detains over 56,000 people (140% of stated capacity) while pursuing aggressive deportation targets. At current pace, 2025 could see 26+ deaths. The Canadian government has requested information from US authorities regarding Noviello's death.

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• Denial of entry and deportation of work visa holder "Jonathan" — A man with a US work visa provided an anonymous account of being denied entry to the US after a trip to Australia to scatter his sister's ashes. He was pulled aside on arrival in Houston, Texas, and accused of selling drugs and having improper paperwork. After detention for over a day, he was put on a flight back to Australia despite having worked on the US east coast for five years and living with his girlfriend.
• Denial of entry and detention of UK Subs band members — Members of the punk rock band UK Subs were denied entry and detained in the US on their way to play a gig in Los Angeles after being questioned about visas. Bassist Alvin Gibbs stated he wondered whether his frequent and critical public comments about Trump and his administration played a role. The three band members were kept in harsh conditions for 24 hours then deported back to the UK.
• Denial of entry to French scientist for criticizing Trump administration — A French scientist was denied entry to the US after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration. The researcher was on his way to a conference in Texas. France's minister of higher education and research, Philippe Baptiste, stated that "freedom of opinion, free research, and academic freedom are values that we will continue to proudly uphold."
• Detention and alleged abuse of German green-card holder Fabian Schmidt — Fabian Schmidt, a 34-year-old German national and US green-card holder, was apprehended by border officials as he returned to New Hampshire from a trip to Luxembourg. His family stated he was held for hours at Boston's Logan airport, stripped naked and put in a cold shower, then deprived of food and medicine, and collapsed. His case is being investigated. He was released from ICE detention in Rhode Island in mid-May.
• Detention and deportation of British graphic artist Rebecca Burke — British graphic artist Rebecca Burke was arrested at the border while traveling from Seattle to Canada as a backpacker due to a visa mix-up. She became one of 32,809 people arrested by ICE during the first 50 days of Trump's presidency. After nearly three weeks of grueling detention conditions, she smuggled out poignant drawings of fellow detainees when released.
• Detention and deportation of German tourist Jessica Brösche — German tourist and tattoo artist Jessica Brösche, 29, from Berlin was detained by US immigration authorities and deported back to Germany after more than six weeks in US detention, including eight days in solitary confinement. Her family compared her ordeal to "a horror film."
• Detention and questioning of US citizen attorney Amir Makled at airport — Amir Makled, a Detroit-born attorney, was questioned at the airport upon returning from vacation and flagged to a terrorism response team. He was kept behind and pressured to hand over his phone and some of its contents. Makled represents a pro-Palestinian student protester arrested at the University of Michigan. Experts said the incident was evidence of a weakening of Fourth Amendment constitutional protections at the border against unreasonable search and seizure.
• Detention of Canadian visitor Jasmine Mooney in ICE facilities — Canadian Jasmine Mooney was shackled and detained in ICE facilities for two weeks over an alleged work visa irregularity while visiting California. She spoke out about harsh detention conditions, information blackouts, and her outrage that many other detainees she met remain stranded without access to resources that helped her secure release.

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• ICE detains Iranian woman with 47-year US residency during gardening at home — Mandonna "Donna" Kashanian, 64, an Iranian national who arrived in the US in 1978 on a student visa and has lived in the country for 47 years, was detained by plainclothes ICE officers in unmarked vehicles while gardening outside her home in New Orleans on Sunday morning. She was handcuffed, transported to a Mississippi jail, then transferred to the South Louisiana ICE processing center in Basile. Kashanian had been granted a stay of removal conditional on compliance with immigration requirements, which her family says she always met. She has no criminal record. The detention occurred hours after US airstrikes in Iran; DHS released a statement highlighting arrests of 11 Iranians nationwide over the weekend.
• ICE detention of Donna Kashanian, Iranian immigrant with 47-year US residency — On June 22, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Donna Kashanian, a 64-year-old Iranian immigrant, in her yard in New Orleans without advance notice to her family. Kashanian arrived in the US in 1978 on a student visa, has no criminal record, and was granted a stay of removal conditional on compliance with immigration requirements—which she maintained for decades. She was transferred to detention facilities in Mississippi and Louisiana. Her family reports the arrest occurred hours after US airstrikes in Iran and amid a Trump administration escalation of Iranian deportations and nationwide ICE enforcement operations.

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• ICE arrests at Ambiance Apparel warehouse; family members detained without due process — Federal immigration agents conducted a raid at Ambiance Apparel clothing warehouse in downtown Los Angeles's garment district, arresting multiple family members working at the facility. Detainees were held in a van for over eight hours without food, water, or restroom access before transfer to Adelanto detention center in California's high desert. Family members were unable to locate arrested relatives for days and reported unsanitary and unsafe conditions at the detention facility.
• ICE raids at Magnolia Car Wash and other regional car wash facilities — Immigration agents conducted raids at Magnolia Car Wash in Orange County and more than two dozen other car wash facilities across the region, arresting workers including a 61-year-old man. The raids disrupted family structures and forced relatives with legal status to assume caregiving and financial responsibilities for dependents and elderly family members.

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• DHS falsely claims U.S. citizen assaulted border patrol agents after being detained outside car repair shop — Border Patrol agents detained a 29-year-old U.S. citizen outside his car repair shop. In video footage, the man repeatedly stated he was an American citizen while an agent pushed him into a metal gate. He was eventually released. After the Los Angeles Times published a story documenting rising "fears of racial profiling," DHS issued a press release calling the reporting "fake news" and claiming the man "ASSAULTED US Customs and Border Protection Agents," contradicting the video evidence.

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• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Charged with Trespassing at ICE Detention Center — Federal prosecutors charged Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Ras Baraka with trespassing and ignoring warnings from Homeland Security Investigations at an ICE detention center. Interim U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba publicly commented on the ongoing investigation, violating Department of Justice policy, stating Baraka "has willingly chosen to disregard the law. That will not stand in this state." Ten days later, Habba dropped the case against Baraka.

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• U.S. Attorney Habba Charges Congresswoman LaMonica McIver with Assault — After dropping charges against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba charged U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) with assaulting, impeding, and interfering with law enforcement during Baraka's arrest at the ICE detention center.
• New Jersey Democratic representative LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to federal charges — LaMonica McIver, a New Jersey Democratic representative, pleaded not guilty in federal court on Wednesday to three felony counts alleging she forcibly interfered with law enforcement during a May 9 confrontation at Delaney Hall federal immigration facility in Newark. Prosecutors claim McIver assaulted two federal officers and prevented the arrest of Newark mayor Ras Baraka during what the government characterizes as an unauthorized protest. McIver contends she was conducting a legitimate congressional oversight visit. If convicted, she faces up to 17 years in prison. The indictment was brought by Alina Habba, a US attorney who previously served as Donald Trump's personal lawyer.
• Rep. LaMonica McIver pleaded not guilty to charges related to ICE facility protest — On June 25, Rep. LaMonica McIver pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing her of assaulting and interfering with immigration officers outside a detention facility in New Jersey while conducting an oversight visit. Outside the courthouse, McIver said, "They will not intimidate me. They will not stop me from doing my job."