Trump Action Archive

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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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• Motion to Dismiss Filed in Comey Case — Lawyers for former FBI director James Comey filed a motion to dismiss a criminal case against him in federal court in North Carolina.
• Trump Admin Directed Law Enforcement in Comey Probe — The Trump administration directed Secret Service agents to surveil James Comey's phone following his Instagram post that led to his indictment.

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• Senate Committee Advances Jay Clayton's Nomination — The Senate Intelligence Committee voted 9-8 to advance Jay Clayton's nomination as the Director of National Intelligence.

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• Trump Admin Tried to Get Phone Records of NYT Reporters, Relatives — The Trump administration sought phone records of New York Times reporters and their relatives as part of subpoenas related to an investigation into the Times's reporting on security concerns about Trump's new Air Force
• Subpoenas Issued for Journalists' Phone Records — The Trump administration has issued subpoenas demanding the phone records of New York Times journalists and their relatives.

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• ICE’s Watchdog Investigates U.S. Citizens — ICE's internal watchdog has been investigating U.S.

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• Complaint filed — Streever v. Mullin — On July 6, 2026, David Streever, represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• Preliminary injunction ruling — Coe v. Blanche (S.D.N.Y.) 1:26-cv-04641 — Judge Failla granted Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction and extended provisional class certification of a class of individuals who received gender-affirming treatment as minors at New York City healthcare

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• US Supreme Court rules on geofence warrants — The US Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision that law enforcement's use of geofence warrants, which collect smartphone location data, requires privacy protections under the Fourth Amendment.
• Court rules that law enforcement’s use of “geofence warrant” was a “search” — The court has ruled that the use of "geofence warrants" by law enforcement constitutes a "search" under the Fourth Amendment.

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• Temporary restraining order ruling — Coe v. Blanche (S.D.N.Y.) 1:26-cv-04641 — Judge Failla granted Plaintiffs' motion for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and provisional class certification, blocking DOJ Defendants from seeking, receiving, using, retaining, or disseminating any identifying

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• Judge blocks use of SAVE system for voting rolls — U.S.
• Summary judgment ruling — League of Women Voters v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D.D.C.) 1:25-cv-03501 — In a memorandum opinion and order , Judge Sooknanan granted Plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and denied Defendants' motions to dismiss.
• Federal judge blocks Trump's voter roll purge database nationwide — A federal judge has blocked the implementation of a new voter roll purge database proposed by former President Trump.

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• FBI Attempts to Recruit Delaney Hall Protesters as Informants — The Intercept reported that FBI agents attempted to recruit at least half of the approximately 90 protesters arrested at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in New Jersey as informants.

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• FBI raids Ohio voter registration group offices — The FBI conducted raids on the offices and homes of a group in Ohio that promotes voter registration.
• FBI Seizes Devices from Voting Rights Group in Ohio — The FBI has seized laptops and cellphones from a voting rights group in Ohio as part of an investigation that has expanded to include the national organization America Votes, which has been subpoenaed.

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• ICE abandons policy to report detainee deaths — ICE announced it would discontinue a policy requiring the agency to report to Congress and investigate the deaths of detainees who died within 30 days of their release.
• ICE narrows death-reporting policy — ICE has revised its death-reporting policy, now excluding deaths that occur within 30 days after a detainee's release from custody from public reporting requirements.

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• California DOJ Report Reveals Inhumane Conditions in ICE Facilities — The California Department of Justice (Cal DOJ) released a report detailing severe human rights violations in ICE detention facilities across the state.
• Overcrowding and Poor Conditions Documented in California ICE Facilities — The Cal DOJ report reveals that ICE detention centers in California suffer from overcrowding, inadequate food, and poor living conditions.
• California DOJ Report on ICE Facilities — A report by the California Department of Justice highlights a human rights crisis in ICE facilities across the state, citing Popular Information’s reporting on the Trump administration's decision to stop funding

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• Deadline for FISA Section 702 extension — April 30 marks the deadline for the temporary extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
• US Congress Passes Short-Term Renewal of FISA Warrantless Spying Powers — The US Congress has passed a 45-day extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) section 702, which allows US intelligence agencies to conduct warrantless surveillance.
• House Votes to Reauthorize FISA Section 702 — The U.S.

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• FBI Investigation of NYT Reporter — The FBI initiated an investigation into New York Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson after she wrote an article about Kash Patel, focusing on his use of government resources for personal purposes.
• FBI Investigates NYT Reporter — The FBI launched an investigation into New York Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson following her article on Kash Patel's use of an agency SWAT team.
• FBI Investigates NYT Reporter Over Article on Director's Girlfriend — The FBI initiated an investigation into New York Times reporter Elizabeth Williamson following her article alleging that FBI Director Kash Patel used agency resources to provide security and transportation for his

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• Congress passes a 10-day extension of Section 702 — Congress has passed a short-term 10-day extension of Section 702, a surveillance law that allows the government to collect communications.
• FISA Extension Fails in House — The House of Representatives attempted to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) but faced opposition from both parties regarding Section 702, which allows warrantless collection of foreign

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• Case update — State of California v. Trump (D. Mass.) 1:26-cv-11581 — State Attorneys General filed a motion for leave to intervene as Defendants and a memorandum in support of their motion.
• Complaint filed — Common Cause v. U.S. Department of Justice — On April 21, 2026, Common Cause, the Common Cause Education Fund, and four individual registered voters filed a complaint against the U.S.
• Complaint filed — Oversight v. Prevention et al (D.D.C.) 1:26-cv-01351 — On April 21, 2026, American Oversight filed a complaint in the U.S.

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• US Congress Passes 10-Day Extension of Surveillance Law — On April 17, 2026, both chambers of the US Congress passed a 10-day extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) section 702, a controversial warrantless surveillance law.

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• Complaint filed — National Health Law Program v. Department of Health and Human Services — On April 9, 2026, the National Health Law Program filed a complaint against the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for failing to respond to Freedom of Information

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• Trump Signs Executive Order on Mail-In Voting — Former President Trump signed an executive order aimed at restricting mail-in voting across the United States.
• Trump signs executive order to restrict mail-in ballots — President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to compile a national voter file and restrict mail-in ballots.
• Executive Order on Citizenship Verification in Federal Elections — On March 31, 2026, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections." The order mandates the creation of state-specific citizenship lists to

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• EPA Modifies System of Records for Acquisition System — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a modification to its Acquisition System (EAS) records under the Privacy Act of 1974.

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• TSA tipped off ICE leading to arrest at San Francisco airport — TSA agents at San Francisco International Airport tipped off ICE officers, resulting in the arrest of Guatemalan nationals Angelina Lopez Jimenez and her nine-year-old daughter, Wendy Godinez Lopez.

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• DOJ Blocks Release of Epstein-Related Document — A 69-page document detailing money laundering and drug trafficking schemes linked to Jeffrey Epstein is being blocked from release by Todd Blanche, a former Trump attorney now at the DOJ.

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• ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in court testimony — In a federal lawsuit in Oregon, ICE agents testified under oath about the use of a custom-made app called Elite to identify neighborhoods and individuals for targeting, and the existence of daily arrest quotas.