Trump Action Archive

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• Social Security executive placed on leave for opposing immigration policy — A senior executive at the Social Security Administration was escorted out of his office and placed on leave after he objected to the Trump administration's effort to add thousands of living immigrants to the agency’s

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• Federal judge blocks mass layoffs at Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — A federal judge, Amy Berman Jackson, has blocked the Trump administration's attempt to lay off approximately 1,500 employees from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).

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• Appeal filed — National Treasury Employees Union v. Russell Vought (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00381 — Before the hearing Plaintiffs submitted information about the terminations and Defendants submitted , per a court order, documents on the actions taken and stated reasons for them.

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• DOJ Civil Rights Division Shifts Focus Under New Leadership — Harmeet Dhillon, recently confirmed to lead the DOJ's Civil Rights Division, has issued new mission statements that pivot the division's focus away from protecting marginalized groups.

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• US Supreme Court Blocks Rehiring of 16,000 Fired Federal Workers — The US Supreme Court has blocked a previous ruling by a California court that mandated the rehiring of 16,000 probationary federal workers who were dismissed during the Trump administration.
• Preliminary injunction ruling — American Federation Of Government Employees, AFL-CIO v. Office of Personnel Management and Charles Ezell (N.D. Cal.) 3:25-cv-017 — The U.S.
• Supreme Court Grants Stay in Office of Personnel Management v. American Federation of Government Employees — The Supreme Court granted an administrative stay on an order from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, which had required the federal government to stop firing probationary

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• DOJ Suspends Lawyer Over Deportation Admission — The Department of Justice has suspended lawyer Erez Reuveni after he admitted in court to mistakenly deporting Kilmar Abrego García to a prison in El Salvador without knowing the legal basis for the expulsion.
• DOJ Lawyer Placed on Indefinite Leave — The Department of Justice placed one of its immigration lawyers on indefinite leave after he admitted in court that the deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was a mistake.
• DoJ Lawyer Placed on Leave for Not Defending Deportation Case — Erez Reuveni, a federal justice department attorney, was placed on administrative leave by the Trump administration for allegedly failing to defend the administration's position in the deportation case of Kilmar Abrego

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• Secretary of Defense's brother hired at Pentagon — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has employed his brother, Phil Hegseth, as a liaison and senior advisor at the Pentagon, raising concerns about nepotism.

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• Administration announces shutdown of USAID — The State Department informed Congress that it will shut down the U.S.

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• Health Secretary Announces Massive Layoffs at HHS — Robert F Kennedy Jr, the U.S.
• Trump administration begins mass layoffs at Health and Human Services — The Trump administration, led by Health Secretary Robert F.
• Mass Layoffs at Department of Health and Human Services — The Department of Health and Human Services announced mass layoffs that significantly impacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Food and Drug

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• Trump Administration Plans Significant Cuts to Federal Workforce — Reports indicate that Trump officials are seeking to cut between 8% and 50% of employees across various federal agencies, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Interior Department, and the
• Trump Administration's Cuts to Social Security Administration — The Social Security Administration's website has experienced multiple crashes due to staffing cuts, and new rules have been instituted requiring beneficiaries without internet access to verify their identity in person.

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• Trump issues executive order to strip bargaining rights from federal workers — On March 27, 2025, former President Donald Trump issued an executive order citing national security to exempt collective bargaining at several federal departments, affecting over 1 million workers.
• Executive Order Excludes Agencies from Federal Labor-Management Relations — On March 27, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order excluding certain federal agencies and subdivisions from the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program.
• Trump Signs Executive Order to Eliminate Collective Bargaining for Federal Workers — On Thursday, former President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at eliminating collective bargaining rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers.

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• Appeal filed — State of California v. U.S. Department of Education (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10548 — The Defendants appealed to the U.S.
• Case update — Aviel v. Gor et al (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00778 — Defendants filed a motion opposing Plaintiff's motion for a TRO and injunction and asserting that Plaintiff should be made to post security for costs sustained by Defendants in connection with any injunctive relief in
• Case update — Casa, Inc. and Make the Road New York v. Noem (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-00525 — Plaintiffs filed their reply brief in support of their cross-motion for a stay of agency action , arguing that the court has requisite jurisdiction and authority to grant relief, and that Plaintiffs were likely to

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• Department of Health and Human Services Cancels Federal Grants — The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the cancellation of over $12 billion in federal grants to states, which supported mental health services, addiction treatment, and infectious disease tracking.
• HHS Pulls Federal Grants for Health Programs — HHS abruptly pulled more than $12 billion in federal grants for state programs tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, and addiction treatment.

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• Case update — American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Social Security Administration (D. Md.) 1:25-cv-00596 — Defendants filed a notice to appeal the TRO.
• Case update — American Oversight v. Department of Government Efficiency (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00409 — Plaintiff filed a motion for preservation order asking the court to order defendants to preserve records responsive to the FOIA requests and inform the Court whether such records have been preserved to date.
• Case update — J.G.G. v. Trump (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-00766 — Chief Judge Boasberg issued a memorandum opinion granting Plaintiffs' TRO.

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• Trump Administration Appeals to Fire Thousands of Federal Workers — The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court seeking to continue efforts to fire thousands of probationary workers across the federal government.

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• Department of Government Efficiency team cancels contracts at Institute of Museum and Library Services — Members of the Department of Government Efficiency team arrived at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, where they sent employees home, swore in a new acting director, and canceled contracts and grants.

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• Department of Government Efficiency team cancels contracts at Institute of Museum and Library Services — Members of the Department of Government Efficiency team arrived at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, where they sent employees home, swore in a new acting director, and canceled contracts and grants.

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• Temporary restraining order ruling — American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO v. Social Security Administration (D. Md.) 1:25-cv-00 — Judge Ellen Lipton Hollander granted a temporary restraining order .
• Federal Judge Blocks DOGE Access to Social Security Systems — A federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security systems, calling their efforts a "fishing expedition." The judge ordered the deletion of any personally
• Judge Blocks Access to Social Security Records by Musk's 'Department of Government Efficiency' — A federal judge blocked Elon Musk's "department of government efficiency" from accessing social security records as part of its investigation into fraud and waste.

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• Musk's Influence on FAA Communications Network — Reports indicate that Musk's SpaceX has been instructed to install its equipment in the Federal Aviation Administration’s communications network, raising security concerns due to lack of government review.

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• SSA plans to terminate 7,000 workers amid proposed policy changes — The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to terminate approximately 7,000 workers, about 12% of its workforce, as outlined in the Diaz memo.

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• Internal memo proposes changes to Social Security claims process — An internal memo from Acting Deputy SSA Commissioner Doris Diaz, dated March 13, outlines proposed changes to the Social Security claims process that would require internet identity proofing for claims made over the
• SSA memo predicts service disruptions and operational strain — The Diaz memo predicts that the proposed changes to the Social Security claims process will lead to service disruptions, operational strain, and budget shortfalls.
• Proposed Changes to Social Security Administration — An internal memo from the Social Security Administration proposed requiring beneficiaries to visit field offices for identification verification if they cannot access the internet.

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• Executive Order to Reduce Federal Bureaucracy — On March 14, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order aimed at reducing the federal bureaucracy.

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• Mass layoffs directed by OPM under Trump and Musk — On February 13, 2025, the U.S.

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• Trump Administration Fires Over 1,300 Education Department Employees — The Trump administration executed a mass firing of over 1,300 employees from the U.S.
• US Department of Education announces layoffs of 1,300 employees — The US Department of Education announced the layoff of 1,300 employees, nearly half of its workforce, as part of a restructuring effort.
• US Department of Education announces layoffs of nearly half its workforce — The US Department of Education announced plans to lay off 1,300 employees, nearly halving its workforce.

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• Department of Education Abolishes Offices in Civil Rights Division — The Department of Education announced the abolition of more than half of the offices in its Civil Rights Division, resulting in significant staff reductions.