Trump Action Archive

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• Off-duty ICE facility employee arrested for shooting protester — Brandon Booth, an off-duty employee of Geo Group, which operates an ICE facility in Aurora, Colorado, was arrested after shooting a woman who had participated in a protest outside the facility.

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• Complaint filed — McGonigle v. Curran — On July 7, 2026, Amanda McGonigle filed a complaint in the U.S.
• Instagram Creator Sues JD Vance and Secret Service — Amanda McGonigle, the creator behind the Instagram account @CatsOnACouch, filed a lawsuit against JD Vance and the US Secret Service in the US district court in Maine.

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• Complaint and motion for TRO filed — Mytych v. Griess — On July 1, 2026, David Mytych filed a complaint and motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction against the National Park Service (NPS) in the U.S.

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• Department of Justice Charges Anti-ICE Activists — The Department of Justice has charged nearly 40 people over a protest at a church and another 15 with broad conspiracy charges related to their responses to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities in

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• Texas anti-ICE protesters sentenced to long prison terms — Nine Texas protesters were sentenced to lengthy prison terms, ranging from 50 to 100 years, after being convicted of terrorism charges related to a protest at an immigrant detention facility in Alvarado, Texas.
• Anti-ICE Protesters Receive Harsh Sentences — Federal judges sentenced anti-ICE protesters in Texas to prison terms ranging from 30 to 100 years.
• U.S. District Judge sentenced eight protesters to lengthy prison terms — U.S.

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — Arias v. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (S.D.N.Y.) 1:26-cv-02130 — Judge McMahon granted in part and denied in part Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction, granted in part and denied in part Defendants' motion to dismiss, and denied Plaintiffs' motion for class certification

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• Fifteen people charged with conspiracy in Minnesota immigration crackdown — Fifteen individuals in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers in response to a controversial immigration enforcement crackdown.
• Indictment of Anti-ICE Protesters in Minneapolis — Fifteen anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis have been indicted for conspiracy, highlighting ongoing tensions between law enforcement and activists.

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• Motion granted — Accountability NOW USA v. Griess (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-01385 — Judge Moss granted Plaintiff's motion to extend the TRO issued June 1, 2026 which had barred Defendants from revoking Plaintiff's demonstration permit or removing its “8647” flag, for an additional 14 days.

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• Trial of Brad Lander for Alleged Elevator Blocking — Brad Lander, former New York City comptroller, is on trial for allegedly blocking an elevator at 26 Federal Plaza during an attempt to inspect rooms holding detained immigrants.
• Brad Lander Acquitted of Blocking Elevator at ICE Facility — On June 11, 2026, Brad Lander, a New York City Democrat and former city comptroller, was found not guilty by a Manhattan federal court of blocking an elevator at a federal building housing an ICE field office.
• Brad Lander Acquitted of Obstruction Charges — Brad Lander was acquitted of obstruction charges related to his September arrest during a protest at ICE's holding cells.

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• Protesters Pepper-Sprayed at Delaney Hall — As detainees go on hunger strike over conditions at Delaney Hall, relatives describe concern for loved ones’ wellbeing

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• Hunger and labor strike at Delaney Hall ICE facility — Approximately 300 detainees at Delaney Hall, an ICE facility in Newark, are reportedly on a hunger and labor strike, according to advocates and lawmakers.
• Family visitation partly restored at New Jersey ICE facility — Family visitation at Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, has been partly restored following a week of protests.
• Detainees at Delaney Hall Initiate Hunger Strike — On May 22, 2026, approximately 300 detainees at Delaney Hall began a hunger strike to protest the conditions of their detention and the lack of access to legal representation.

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• New Jersey Governor Takes Over Policing at ICE Facility — On May 30, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that state officials would assume control of policing outside the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark, New Jersey, from ICE.

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• Federal jury convicts ICE protesters of conspiracy — A federal jury in Spokane, Washington, found three protesters, including a US military veteran, guilty of felony conspiracy charges related to a June 2025 protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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• Tennessee House Speaker strips Democrats of committee assignments — On May 12, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton removed Democratic lawmakers from their committee and subcommittee assignments following their protest against the newly approved congressional map.
• House Democrats removed from committees in Tennessee — Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton removed all House Democrats from standing committees, citing their behavior as disruptive to the legislative process.
• Tennessee House speaker removes all Democrats from committees — On May 12, 2026, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton removed all House Democrats from standing committees, citing their protests against the mid-decade redistricting as disruptive to legislative processes.

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• Tennessee State Troopers Clear Protesters from Capitol — On May 7, 2026, state troopers cleared protesters from the Tennessee State Capitol's House gallery following the passage of a controversial new congressional map.

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• Georgia Attorney General Indicts Cop City Protesters — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced new charges against three activists protesting the Atlanta police training center, known as Cop City.

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• Arrest of Journalist Georgia Fort for Filming ICE Protest — Georgia Fort, an independent journalist in Minnesota, was arrested by federal agents after filming a protest at a St.

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• Motion granted — The New York Times Company v. Department of Defense (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-04218 — Judge Paul Friedman granted Plaintiffs' motion to compel compliance with the court's March 20, 2026 order, holding that the Department of Defense's new “Interim Policy” replacing a ban on press credential holders

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• Federal tort claim filed against DHS for injury at protest — On March 28, 2026, Tucker Collins, a USC student, was injured during the No Kings protest in Los Angeles when a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agent shot him with a "less-lethal" projectile, resulting in the

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• Case update — Reach Community Development v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Or.) 3:25-cv-02257 — Plaintiffs filed an emergency motion for en banc reconsideration of the Ninth Circuit's stay of a lower court ruling enjoining the government from deploying tear gas next to an affordable-housing complex in Portland

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• Stay pending appeal decided — Dickinson v. Trump (D. Or.) 3:25-cv-02170 — The Ninth Circuit granted the administration's request for an administrative stay, temporarily pausing the district court's preliminary injunction while the court considers whether to issue a full stay pending appeal.
• Stay pending appeal decided — Reach Community Development v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Or.) 3:25-cv-02257

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• Supreme Court reverses Second Circuit decision in Zorn v. Linton — The Supreme Court granted certiorari and reversed the Second Circuit's decision in the case of Jacob P.
• Supreme Court releases opinion in Zorn v. Linton (25-297) — The Supreme Court released an official slip opinion in Zorn v.

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• Senator Tim Sheehy Involved in Controversial Incident — Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) faced backlash after physically confronting a protester during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, resulting in the protester's arm breaking.

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• Texas protesters found guilty of terrorism support — In Texas, nine anti-ICE protesters were found guilty of providing support for terrorism and other charges, marking a significant case regarding the use of anti-terrorism statutes against leftwing protesters.

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• Judge accepts Alford plea in 'Cop City' protest case — John Mazurek, a protester against the Atlanta police training center known as 'Cop City', resolved his three-year felony arson case by taking an Alford plea to a reduced charge of criminal damage to property.