Trump Action Archive

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• Federal court issues temporary restraining order limiting ICE arrests based on race or occupation in central California — On 11 July, a federal judge in the central district of California issued a temporary restraining order restricting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from arresting people based on race or occupation. The order came in response to an ACLU lawsuit documenting that ICE agents had conducted sweeps targeting people with brown skin, often without warrants or reasonable suspicion. The judge found "a mountain of evidence" supporting allegations of racial profiling. The order applies to the federal court's jurisdiction covering over 19 million people in southern and central California, though enforcement has continued outside the protected zone.
• Federal judge issues temporary restraining order limiting ICE stop authority in Los Angeles — A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against DHS immigration enforcement operations in the Los Angeles region, prohibiting agents from stopping individuals without "reasonable suspicion" of immigration law violation. The order explicitly bars agents from using race, ethnicity, accent, location type (bus stops, car washes, day labor sites, agricultural sites), or presence at particular locations as justification for stops. The ruling directly responds to legal complaints documenting systematic racial profiling during weeks of intensive ICE raids and represents a potential major disruption to the federal government's enforcement campaign.
• Temporary restraining order ruling — Pedro Vasquez Perdomo v. Markwayne Mullin (C.D. Cal.) 2:25-cv-05605 — The district court granted two temporary restraining orders , barring immigration officers from stopping individuals based on inappropriate factors including race, accent, location or work, and requiring that detainees in a federal building in Los Angeles be provided access to counsel at all times.

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• ICE raids two California cannabis farms with chemical munitions deployed against protesters — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, accompanied by National Guard troops in military vehicles, conducted raids on two Glass House Farms locations in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties on July 10. Federal agents fired chemical munitions (smoke/tear gas) to disperse protesters gathered on roads near the farms. Video showed children fleeing, workers being detained with bound hands, and local officials including U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal being denied entry to observe the operation. At least three people were transported to hospitals. The company stated it fully complied with search warrants.
• ICE raids on cannabis farms used tear gas and less-lethal ammunition; disabled veteran U.S. citizen arrested — On July 10, 2025, ICE agents conducted raids on two licensed cannabis farms in Southern California. Agents deployed less-lethal ammunition and tear gas, injuring multiple people, one critically. Agents arrested 200 people, including George Retes, a 25-year-old disabled veteran and U.S. citizen employed as a security guard at one farm. ICE agents claimed Retes was a protester. His family reported that local sheriff and police departments stated they do not know his whereabouts.
• Detainees denied legal access and confidential attorney communication — Immigration attorneys reported being denied access to the Everglades detention facility to meet with clients and unable to have confidential phone calls with detainees. This denial of legal access prevents detainees from receiving counsel regarding their cases and violates fundamental due-process protections, particularly significant given that nearly half of ICE detainees lack criminal records.
• George Retes, U.S. Army veteran, detained and held without legal process for three days — On July 10, 2025, George Retes, a 25-year-old U.S. Army veteran, was detained by federal agents while traveling to work as a security guard at a Southern California cannabis farm. Despite identifying himself as a U.S. citizen with identification in his nearby car, Retes was violently arrested, held in a jail cell for three days and nights, and denied the right to make a phone call, see an attorney, appear before a judge, or access basic hygiene after being exposed to pepper spray and tear gas.
• Farm worker dies from injuries sustained during ICE raid on California cannabis farm — Jaime Alanís, 57, a farm worker at Glass House Farms in Ventura County, California, died from catastrophic injuries after falling approximately 30 feet from a greenhouse roof during a Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement raid on July 11, 2025. The raid resulted in the arrest of at least 200 workers suspected of being in the country without legal status. Alanís called his family saying he was hiding and fleeing agents before the fall. He sustained a broken neck, fractured skull, and severed artery. DHS stated he was not in custody when he fell, though the raid created the circumstances leading to his death.