Trump Action Archive

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• ICE agents conducting arrests in immigration courthouses despite prior judicial recognition of chilling effect — ICE agents have conducted high-profile mass arrests in immigration courthouses, stalking hallways and detaining immigrants.

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• Senate confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general — The US Senate voted 50-49 to confirm Todd Blanche, Trump's former personal attorney, as attorney general.
• Todd Blanche confirmed as US Attorney General — The Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as US Attorney General.
• Senate confirmed Trump's former criminal defense lawyer Todd Blanche as attorney general — The Senate narrowly voted to confirm Todd Blanche, Trump's former criminal defense lawyer, as attorney general on August 8.

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• DOJ official encouraged prosecutors to "go big" and "go loud" in prosecuting protesters — A top Justice Department official encouraged prosecutors to "go big" and "go loud" when pursuing criminal charges against people who protested against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, according to

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• Court filing reveals ICE agents used racial slurs during Los Angeles operations — Agents accused in lawsuit of using anti-immigrant slurs and denigrating undocumented Mexicans

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• Motion to Dismiss Filed in Comey Case — Lawyers for former FBI director James Comey filed a motion to dismiss a criminal case against him in federal court in North Carolina.
• Trump Admin Directed Law Enforcement in Comey Probe — The Trump administration directed Secret Service agents to surveil James Comey's phone following his Instagram post that led to his indictment.

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• Trump Imposes New Tariffs Amid Legal Challenges — President Trump announced new tariffs ranging from 10% to 12.5% on goods from over 80 countries, claiming they produce goods with forced labor.
• Trump imposes new tariffs under emergency powers — President Trump announced the imposition of new tariffs on products from over 60 countries, claiming authority under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, which allows tariffs in cases of forced labor.
• U.S. Imposes Tariffs on Economies Failing to Enforce Forced Labor Prohibitions — The Executive Office of the President issued a memorandum directing the U.S.

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• States sue federal government over FEMA and DHS grant conditions — Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the federal government, challenging conditions imposed on FEMA and DHS grants.
• Complaint filed — State of Illinois v. Federal Emergency Management Agency — On July 23, 2026, 25 states, the District of Columbia, and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania filed a complaint against the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in the District of Rhode Island.
• States sue Trump administration over FEMA disaster aid conditions — The 25 Democratic attorneys general say administration imposed ‘unlawful’ conditions on federal disaster grants

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• Another Trump Investigator Targeted by GOP — House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan urged the DOJ to prosecute former special counsel Jack Smith, alleging he made false statements during testimony.
• Republican-controlled committee refers Jack Smith for criminal investigation — The House Judiciary Committee, led by Republican Jim Jordan, has referred former special prosecutor Jack Smith for criminal investigation, alleging he lied to Congress about access to text messages during his

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• DOJ Files First-Ever ‘Alien Terrorist Removal Court’ Application — The Trump administration's Department of Justice submitted an application to the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a court established in 1996 but never previously used.

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• Judge dismisses seditious conspiracy case against Proud Boys — On July 10, 2026, U.S.
• Dismissal of Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Case — A federal judge granted the Department of Justice's request to dismiss a criminal case against five members of the Proud Boys accused of seditious conspiracy related to the January 6 Capitol attack.

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• DOJ Threatens States with Criminal Charges Over Voter Data Compliance — The U.S.
• Justice Department threatens election officials with prosecution — The Justice Department sent letters to election officials in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., warning them of potential criminal prosecution if they allow noncitizens to remain on voter rolls or cast ballots.

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• Complaint filed — Doe v. Mullin — On July 8, 2026, J.

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• Complaint filed — McGonigle v. Curran — On July 7, 2026, Amanda McGonigle filed a complaint in the U.S.
• Instagram Creator Sues JD Vance and Secret Service — Amanda McGonigle, the creator behind the Instagram account @CatsOnACouch, filed a lawsuit against JD Vance and the US Secret Service in the US district court in Maine.

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• Complaint filed — Streever v. Mullin — On July 6, 2026, David Streever, represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• Attorney General Targets 'Birth Tourism' — Following the Supreme Court's decision, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced a crackdown on "birth tourism," where tourists and temporary visitors give birth in the U.S.

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• ICE Arrests 10,000 People in 5 Days — ICE has significantly increased its arrest rate, detaining over 10,000 individuals in five days, following a directive from the White House to ramp up enforcement.
• ICE arrests 10,000 people in five days — ICE conducted a series of arrests, detaining about 10,000 people over five days at the end of June.

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• Complaint filed — Brennan v. Blanche — On July 1, 2026, former CIA Director John Brennan filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• Department of Justice Charges Anti-ICE Activists — The Department of Justice has charged nearly 40 people over a protest at a church and another 15 with broad conspiracy charges related to their responses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in

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• Supreme Court Ruling Ends TPS for Haitians and Syrians — On Thursday, the U.S.
• Supreme Court allows termination of TPS for over 350,000 individuals — The Supreme Court ruled to allow the Trump administration to end the temporary protected status (TPS) for more than 350,000 individuals from Syria and Haiti, citing procedural reasons for their decision.
• Supreme Court ruling strips TPS from over 350,000 immigrants — The U.S.

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• Texas anti-ICE protesters sentenced to long prison terms — Nine Texas protesters were sentenced to lengthy prison terms, ranging from 50 to 100 years, after being convicted of terrorism charges related to a protest at an immigrant detention facility in Alvarado, Texas.
• Anti-ICE Protesters Receive Harsh Sentences — Federal judges sentenced anti-ICE protesters in Texas to prison terms ranging from 30 to 100 years.
• U.S. District Judge sentenced eight protesters to lengthy prison terms — U.S.

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• Federal judge quashes subpoenas for Minnesota officials — A federal judge in Minnesota quashed subpoenas issued by the US Department of Justice to state and local officials, including Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison.
• Federal judge quashes subpoenas tied to Trump's immigration enforcement — A federal judge in Minnesota has quashed subpoenas related to former President Trump's immigration enforcement crackdown.

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• FBI Attempts to Recruit Delaney Hall Protesters as Informants — The Intercept reported that FBI agents attempted to recruit at least half of the approximately 90 protesters arrested at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in New Jersey as informants.

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• Fifteen people charged with conspiracy in Minnesota immigration crackdown — Fifteen individuals in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers in response to a controversial immigration enforcement crackdown.
• Indictment of Anti-ICE Protesters in Minneapolis — Fifteen anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis have been indicted for conspiracy, highlighting ongoing tensions between law enforcement and activists.

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• FBI raids Ohio voting rights group — On June 10, 2026, the FBI conducted a raid on the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group involved in voter registration efforts.

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• Judge Refuses to Vacate Ruling on Jerome Powell Subpoenas — Judge Boasberg declined a request from U.S.