Trump Action Archive

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• DHS drastically downgrades non-citizen voter claims in Nevada after public allegations — On 16 July, Trump claimed DHS had found approximately 278,000 non-citizens registered to vote across four states.

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• First deportees arrived in Liberia under third-country agreement — The United States sent its first group of 20 deportees to Liberia on Thursday under a new agreement allowing the country to accept as many as 1,200 people being deported from the United States.

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• ICE detains boat captain following fatal capsizing incident in New York harbor — Manuel Ernesto Hernandez-Umana, captain of a boat that capsized near the Statue of Liberty on August 8, killing a 27-year-old woman and her five-month-old daughter, was taken into custody by ICE on August 20.

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• Wisconsin officer sentenced for misusing Flock surveillance — A Wisconsin law enforcement officer was sentenced to three years of probation with a withheld sentence after investigators determined he used Flock automated license plate reader technology to search vehicles connected
• Rhode Island paused automated license plate reader expansion — Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee called for a statewide pause on installing and activating new automated license plate readers and ordered a 60-day review of the technology.
• Massachusetts town removed Flock cameras after officer misuse — The town of Stow, Massachusetts removed its Flock cameras after an officer was accused of using Flock and other law-enforcement databases to obtain information about someone he knew without a legitimate law-enforcement

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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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• ICE and TSA coordinate to arrest individuals with expired visas — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has partnered with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to enable ICE officers to arrest individuals with expired visas at airports and transportation hubs.

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• DOJ sex trafficking investigations stalled due to immigration enforcement prioritization — Due to staffing shortages, funding cuts, and reassignment of agents to immigration enforcement, the Department of Justice's investigations into sex trafficking have stalled, with charges falling to their lowest pace

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• Flock Safety announced policy changes to address surveillance concerns — After months of backlash, Flock Safety announced new changes to its license plate reader policies.

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• Trump dismissed concerns about USS Abraham Lincoln deployment conditions — Trump was asked about family concerns regarding conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during an extended Iran conflict deployment.

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• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announces egg-freezing procedure on Instagram — On Sunday, U.S.

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• Secretary of State designates foreign nationals deportable on foreign policy grounds — Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that a number of foreign nationals are deportable on foreign policy grounds, including a Cuban national linked to an influence campaign tied to Havana, Iranian nationals
• State Department cancels 175,000 visas under Trump administration — The US Department of State announced it has revoked more than 175,000 visas since Trump returned to office, quadrupling the pace from Biden's final year.
• State Department revokes visa of Turkish student for political speech on Gaza — Rümeysa Öztürk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, had her visa revoked after co-writing an opinion piece criticizing the university's stance on the war in Gaza.

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• DHS posts procurement forecast for ICE electric-shock glove contract — The Department of Homeland Security published a procurement forecast on August 10, 2026, announcing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement intends to purchase the CTG-5 G.L.O.V.E.
• ICE announces procurement of shock gloves for detainee control — On August 10, ICE published a notice announcing plans to spend up to $20 million on shock gloves that deliver electrical charges to subdue individuals.
• ICE procurement of electric shock gloves for immigration enforcement — U.S.

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• ICE attaches ankle monitors to Haitian immigrants in Blue Ash, Ohio — On 9 August 2026, ICE fitted multiple Haitian nationals with ankle monitors at its Blue Ash, Ohio facility after summoning them via Department of Homeland Security letters.
• DHS orders Haitian immigrants in Springfield to wear ankle monitors — DHS has begun ordering Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, who arrived legally under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program to report to a DHS facility where they are fitted with ankle monitors.

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• Federal judge approves Trump administration termination of South Sudan TPS protections — U.S.
• Motion denied — African Communities Together v. Noem (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-13939 — Judge Saris denied Plaintiffs' motion to amend their complaint to add two additional claims and their renewed motion to postpone the termination of South Sudan's TPS designation, concluding that Plaintiffs' two

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• FBI declines to conduct civil rights probe into ICE officer's fatal shooting — CBS News reported that the FBI is not conducting a civil rights investigation into the death of Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, who was killed by an ICE officer in Maine in July 2026.

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• At least 52 military family members detained since Trump took office — An Associated Press investigation identified 52 parents and spouses of active-duty service members detained since Trump returned to office in 2025.
• More than 50 military family members detained by immigration agents; at least 6 deported — The Associated Press reported that more than 50 parents and spouses of active-duty military members have been detained by immigration agents since Trump returned to office in 2025.

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• ICE arrests reach 43,000 in July 2026; 238,000 detained in first seven months of year — ICE arrested and sent over 43,000 people into detention in July 2026, the highest monthly total of Trump's second term, according to agency detention data provided to Congress and reviewed by the Washington Post.

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• Judges rule against Trump administration in 75 First Amendment cases — Reuters analysis found that federal judges ruled against the Trump administration on First Amendment grounds in 75 of 93 cases where such arguments were raised, compared to 13 rulings against the Biden administration

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• Democratic senators demand DOJ investigation into deaths of US citizens in West Bank — Nineteen Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the Trump administration demanding that the Department of Justice independently investigate the deaths of nine US citizens killed in the West Bank since 2022 by Israeli

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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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• ICE and TSA expand airport immigration enforcement targeting visa overstayers and asylum seekers — Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have dramatically expanded collaboration at US airports, conducting as many as three dozen daily arrests in July with a

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• Trump threatens prosecution of leakers over munitions shortage reports — President Trump publicly attacked media reports of US munitions shortages in the Iran conflict, threatening "long term jail sentences" for officials leaking information about weapons stockpiles.

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• Federal judge blocks New York's ban on ICE officers wearing masks — US District Judge Mae D'Agostino of the federal court in Albany issued a preliminary ruling blocking enforcement of New York's law that banned ICE agents from wearing face coverings and required visible identification.
• Federal judge blocks New York mask-and-ID rule for ICE agents — U.S.

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• ICE detains and releases Johns Hopkins researcher Fatima Ameaka at Baltimore/Washington airport — In July 2026, ICE detained Fatima Ameaka, a Cameroonian citizen with a doctorate in pharmacy working at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, at Baltimore/Washington International Airport.

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• ICE detainee releases video of contaminated drinking water at Adelanto facility — Carlitos Ricardo Parias, detained at the Adelanto ICE facility in California (operated by private company Geo Group), released video footage showing a water bottle apparently contaminated with worm-like creatures.