Trump Action Archive

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• Democratic lawmakers denied entry to Florida immigration detention facility — Five Florida Democratic state lawmakers attempted to enter the Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility (dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz"), a new federal-state immigration detention jail in Ochopee, Florida, on Thursday, July 3, 2025, one day after the first detainees arrived. Law enforcement officers from local agencies blocked their entry. The lawmakers issued a joint statement calling the blockage "a blatant abuse of power and an attempt to conceal human rights violations." The facility, managed by the state and largely funded by FEMA, is part of the Trump administration's expanded immigration enforcement operations.

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• US government attempts second deportation of stateless Palestinian woman despite judicial stay order — Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old stateless Palestinian woman born in Saudi Arabia, was detained in February 2025 after returning from her honeymoon in the US Virgin Islands. On June 22, US District Judge Ed Kinkeade issued an order barring her deportation or removal from Texas pending case resolution. Despite this judicial order, immigration officers attempted to deport her again on Monday (June 30), waking her early and instructing her to leave without acknowledging the court's stay. Her lawyers filed suit after a prior deportation attempt in May without informing her destination.
• Stateless Palestinian woman released from ICE detention after four months — Ward Sakeik, a 22-year-old stateless Palestinian woman who arrived in the US at age eight, was detained by ICE in February upon returning from her honeymoon in the US Virgin Islands. After more than four months in detention across three facilities, she was released following legal action by her attorneys. The government had attempted to deport her twice, including once despite a judge's order barring her removal from Texas, and claimed she had overstayed a tourist visa and had a final deportation order from over a decade prior.

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• DHS issues guidance requiring 72-hour notice for congressional ICE facility inspections — Homeland Security issued guidance requiring members of Congress to provide 72 hours of prior notice before visiting ICE facilities for inspections. The guidance directly conflicts with federal law that grants members of Congress immediate access to ICE facilities for inspection purposes. The guidance was subsequently removed from the DHS website.