Trump Action Archive

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• ICE raid detains 475 workers at Hyundai-LG battery plant in Ellabell, Georgia — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, along with Homeland Security Investigations, conducted a workplace raid on the Hyundai-LG battery plant under construction in Ellabell, Georgia, detaining 475 people, including 320 Korean nationals holding B-1 visas or visa-waiver status. The raid occurred one week before the article's publication and followed a DHS investigation that began in March 2025, coinciding with workplace safety incidents at the site. The detentions created diplomatic tension between the U.S. and South Korea and raised questions about whether undocumented workers' fear of deportation may have suppressed safety complaints.
• Trump administration conducted mass immigration raid on Hyundai facility in Georgia — ICE agents arrested 475 people, mostly South Korean nationals, during a raid on a Hyundai facility in Georgia on Thursday while executing a judicial search warrant as part of a criminal investigation into alleged unlawful employment. LG Energy Solution reported that 47 of its employees were detained, 46 of them Korean. Another 250 personnel from equipment partner companies, mostly Korean, were also detained. South Korean workers were to be returned to South Korea on a chartered flight.
• ICE detained Korean worker with valid B1/B2 visa at Hyundai factory raid — ICE arrested approximately 475 people during a raid on a Hyundai battery factory under construction in Ellabell, Georgia on September 5, 2025. An internal federal document obtained by the Guardian reveals that at least one detainee held a valid B1/B2 business visa and had not violated its terms. Despite this, ICE officials "mandated" the man accept voluntary departure and removal proceedings. The detainee was among roughly 300 people expected to be deported to South Korea. DHS disputed the account, but an anonymous agency official confirmed that legal workers were swept up in the operation.
• ICE raids Hyundai-LG battery plant in Georgia, detaining approximately 500 workers including 300+ South Koreans — US Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a raid on the Hyundai-LG battery manufacturing plant in Ellabell, Georgia on Thursday, detaining nearly 500 workers—at least 300 South Koreans, 23 Mexicans, and others. Footage released by US authorities showed detained workers in handcuffs and ankle chains being loaded onto buses. The raid was the largest single-site sweep under Trump's anti-immigration campaign. South Korea's government announced negotiations for release and repatriation of its nationals, citing strain on diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.
• Immigration raid arrests approximately 450 people at Hyundai battery plant in Georgia — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted a raid at a Hyundai Motor battery plant under construction in Georgia, arresting approximately 450 people including South Korean workers. The raid occurred weeks after Hyundai pledged $26 billion in U.S. investments and months after the U.S. and South Korea agreed to a 15% tariff rate on Korean imports in exchange for $350 billion in Korean investment in the U.S. South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested the action and expressed concern about the detention of Korean nationals.

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• John Deere reported tariff costs and layoffs — John Deere, the leading US agricultural machinery supplier, reported that Trump's tariffs and trade policies have cost the company $300 million so far, with nearly another $300 million expected by year's end. The company's net income in the most recent quarter was down 29% from a year earlier. John Deere laid off 238 employees across factories in Illinois and Iowa this summer due to tariff impacts.

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• Private sector job growth fell to 54,000 in August — The ADP employment report showed private sector payrolls increased by only 54,000 in August, below the consensus forecast of 75,000 and marking a significant slowdown from the revised 106,000 gain in July. Jobless claims rose to 237,000, and job openings fell to one of their worst levels since 2020. Economists predict the official jobs report will show further labor market weakening, with some forecasting only 40,000 nonfarm payrolls added in August.

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• Trump establishes federal anticrime taskforce in Memphis via executive order — In September 2025, President Trump signed an executive order establishing the Memphis Safe Task Force, a federal law enforcement initiative deployed to Memphis amid claims of crime surges in Democratic-run cities. The taskforce, led by the DEA and US Marshals Service, has operated for ten months alongside Tennessee National Guard patrols authorized by Governor Bill Lee. Local activists have challenged the deployment in state and federal court without success. The taskforce has been involved in four officer-involved deaths in the last two months.

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• Department of Energy withdrew $716 million loan guarantee for New Jersey offshore wind — The Department of Energy announced withdrawal of a $716 million loan guarantee intended to complete infrastructure for an offshore wind project in New Jersey. This action is part of the administration's broader effort to eliminate renewable energy initiatives and force dependence on fossil fuels. The withdrawal removes federal financial support for clean energy infrastructure development.

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• Transportation Department cancelled $679 million in offshore wind funding — The Transportation Department cancelled $679 million in federal funding allocated for offshore wind projects. This action reflects the Trump administration's stated policy to eliminate wind and solar power initiatives and redirect energy dependence toward fossil fuels. The cancellation occurred days before Labor Day, a federal holiday celebrating American workers, despite the renewable energy sector employing approximately 3.5 million Americans as of 2023.

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• U.S. manufacturing contracted for sixth consecutive month — Data released Tuesday showed that U.S. manufacturing contracted for six straight months. The country has fewer manufacturing jobs today than before the coronavirus pandemic began in 2020, with 78,000 manufacturing jobs lost this year. Seventy-two percent of Texas manufacturers reported tariffs are hurting their businesses, while only 3.7% believe tariffs are helping.

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• American alcohol sales to Canada drop 62% due to tariff retaliation — The parent company of American alcohol producers including Jack Daniel's whisky and Woodford Reserve bourbon reported that sales to Canada dropped 62% during the latest fiscal quarter compared to a year ago. American alcohol has been off shelves in many Canadian provinces since Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian goods in early March, prompting retaliation. The company told investors the extended shelf absence will impact full fiscal year results.

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• Trump administration removes union protections from federal employees including VOA staff — The Trump administration moved to remove union protections from a handful of federal employees, including those at Voice of America. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the nation's largest trade union of public employees, responded by stating it would challenge the action in court, characterizing the removal as retaliation against employees fighting to preserve VOA's mission.

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• Chicago Mayor Johnson signs executive order resisting federal immigration enforcement — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on Saturday directing the city to resist the Trump administration's planned immigration crackdown. The order bars Chicago police from assisting federal authorities with civil immigration enforcement, related patrols, traffic stops, and checkpoints. It also directs all city departments to protect residents' constitutional rights amid the anticipated militarized federal operation.
• Chicago mayor signs executive order directing city police not to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement — Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order on August 31, 2025, directing the Chicago Police Department to refuse cooperation with federal immigration authorities during planned ICE enforcement operations. The order bars police from assisting with civil immigration enforcement, patrols, traffic stops, and checkpoints, and prohibits officers from wearing face coverings. Johnson stated the city would guard constitutional rights of residents amid threatened federal deployment and criticized the Trump administration's immigration crackdown as unconstitutional and retaliatory against Democratic cities.
• Chicago Mayor Johnson issues Protecting Chicago executive order — At the end of August, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson passed the "Protecting Chicago" executive order, a sweeping measure designed to limit Trump administration influence on local law enforcement operations. The order represents local resistance to federal intervention and an attempt to shield Chicago's police and community from federal control.

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• Pentagon plans National Guard deployment to Chicago — The Washington Post reported that the Pentagon has spent weeks planning to send thousands of National Guard troops to Chicago as soon as next month, with active-duty troop deployment also discussed but considered less likely. The move represents a significant escalation of federal military presence in domestic law enforcement operations.
• Trump administration plans federal takeover of Chicago for immigration enforcement — The Trump administration is preparing a federally led immigration crackdown targeting Chicago, a Democratic "sanctuary city," including a request for a military base on the city's outskirts to assist operations. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called on citizens to "stand up" against the plan, stating that deploying troops without coordination with local officials would constitute an invasion. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson signed an executive order directing city police to refuse cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and to protect residents' constitutional rights during the anticipated crackdown.