Trump Action Archive

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• Trump administration returns Guatemalan man to US — The Trump administration returned a Guatemalan man to the US after he was mistakenly deported to Mexico, where he had been held for ransom and raped, without due process.

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• Dr. Oz defends Medicaid work requirements — Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz defended new work requirements for Medicaid eligibility, suggesting that individuals must "prove that you matter."

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• Trump administration delays farm trade report — The Trump administration delayed and redacted a farm trade report that predicted an increase in the trade deficit, a finding that was reportedly "disliked" by officials.
• Concerns over data suppression in U.S. economic reporting — Reports indicate that the Trump administration delayed and altered a USDA report that was set to reveal increased deficits.

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• Congressional Representatives Denied Access to Detainees — Representatives Jimmy Gomez, Luz Rivas, Norma Torres, and Lou Correa were denied access to check on detainees arrested during federal raids in Los Angeles.
• Democratic lawmakers denied entry to detention centers in LA and New York — Over the weekend, Democratic members of Congress from California and New York were denied entry to federal detention facilities in Los Angeles and New York City.
• Members of Congress Barred from ICE Detention Facilities — Five members of Congress reported being barred from entering ICE detention facilities to conduct oversight, despite having legal authority to do so.

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• Trump administration sends funding cut requests to Congress — The Trump administration submitted requests to Congress to rescind previously allocated funding totaling $9.4 billion, including cuts to the State Department and programs supporting women and children.

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• Professor sues University of California for suspension over comments about Israel’s war in Gaza — Rupa Marya, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco, has filed a lawsuit against the university, claiming her suspension violated her free speech rights.

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• Trump administration returns wrongfully detained man to U.S. — The Trump administration returned Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man wrongfully rendered to a prison in El Salvador, to the U.S.

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• ACLU sues Trump administration over Guantanamo detentions — The ACLU and other immigrant rights organizations filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of noncitizens detained at Guantanamo Bay, citing punitive conditions and lack of legal access.

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• Federal judge blocks deportation under Alien Enemies Act — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from deporting a Venezuelan man under the Alien Enemies Act, citing a lack of due process.
• Judge rules Venezuelan deportations illegal — Judge James Boasberg ruled that nearly 140 Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador under the Alien Enemies Act were illegally deported, although he did not order their return to the US.
• Case update — M.A.P.S. v. Garite (W.D. Tex.) 3:25-cv-00171 — Judge Briones found that the administration's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was illegal, declining to “stretch the AEA's meaning so broadly that mass migration or criminal activities by some members of a

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• Federal judge blocks elimination of Job Corps — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan to eliminate the Job Corps, the largest job training program for low-income youth in the country.
• Case update — National Job Corps Association v. Department of Labor (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-04641 — State Attorneys General submitted an amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs.

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• Federal judge blocks Texas law on in-state tuition — A federal judge temporarily blocked a Texas law allowing undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition, following a lawsuit from the Trump administration.

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• Federal judge dismisses Democratic lawsuit against executive order — A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by the Democratic Party seeking to block an executive order that could undermine the independence of the Federal Election Commission, but left the door open for future challenges.

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• Immigrant advocacy groups sue over El Salvador deal — Immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a deal with El Salvador to house immigrants arrested in the US, arguing it violates the Constitution.

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• Judge allows sanctions against Trump administration — A federal judge ruled that Kilmar Abrego Garcia can seek sanctions against the Trump administration for failing to comply with discovery requests in his case.

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• Justice Department warns California school districts — The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sent a letter to California school districts warning that the state's Interscholastic Federation is violating the Constitution's equal protection clause by allowing trans

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• Newark Mayor sues US Attorney over false arrest — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka filed a lawsuit against Alina Habba, the interim US Attorney for the District of New Jersey, over a "false arrest" incident outside an ICE detention facility, alleging malicious prosecution.
• Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested by ICE — On May 9, 2025, Ras Baraka, the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was arrested by U.S.

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• FEMA head unaware of hurricane season — David Richardson, the new head of FEMA, reportedly stated he was unaware that the country has a hurricane season, leaving staff members baffled.

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• Tulsi Gabbard proposes revamping daily intelligence briefing — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is reportedly working on revamping Trump's daily intelligence briefing, potentially creating a video version presented by a Fox News personality.

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• US Navy plans to rename vessels named after civil rights icons — The US Navy is reportedly planning to rename vessels named after civil rights icons, including USNS Harvey Milk, as part of a broader DEI purge initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

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• Vice President meets with far-right figure Laura Loomer — Vice President JD Vance met with far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer at the White House, signaling a potential alignment with extremist views within the administration.

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• Kristi Noem makes baseless claims about Harvard — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed on Fox News that Harvard University is perpetuating Chinese Communist Party priorities and accused students of feeding information back to China.

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• Musk criticizes Trump's infrastructure bill — Elon Musk criticized Trump's "big, beautiful bill," calling it a "disgusting abomination" and shaming those who voted for it.
• Trump and Musk's feud escalates — The feud between Trump and Musk escalated as Trump expressed disappointment in Musk and suggested he had "Trump derangement syndrome," while Musk claimed Trump would have lost the 2024 election without him.

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• White House press briefing on Biden's pardons — During a White House press briefing, Fox reporter Peter Doocy raised questions about the authenticity of Biden's final pardons, prompting Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to invite him to bring copies for review.

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• Pentagon investigates Defense Secretary's aides over Signal messages — The Pentagon is investigating whether aides to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were instructed to delete Signal messages, potentially linked to Elon Musk's recent fallout with the Trump administration.

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• Trump administration attempts to rehire federal employees — The Trump administration is working to rehire federal employees who were dismissed under the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) staff-cutting initiatives.