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2025

2025-04-01 During a press conference, a journalist asked Karoline Leavitt about the Trump administration ignoring judge orders, “So are you saying that it is okay to ignore a judge’s ruling if you don’t like it?”. Leavitt responded, “Uh, who does that judge work for? It was an immigration judge who works for the Department of Justice at the direction of the Attorney General of the United States, whose name is Pam Bondi, who has committed to eradicating MS-13 from our nation’s interior…”

https://www.whitehouse.gov/videos/press-secretary-karoline-leavitt-briefs-members-of-the-media-apr-1-2025/

2025-05-13 Trump ordered FEMA to withhold relief funds until states complied with ICE immigration.

https://www.courthousenews.com/trump-breaches-court-order-by-tying-states-fema-relief-to-immigration-compliance/

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/politics/fema-halts-preparedness-grant-money-migrants

JUDGE BLOCKS ORDER https://www.courthousenews.com/states-accuse-trump-administration-of-holding-emergency-relief-hostage-over-immigration-policy/

NOEM MEMO https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.rid.59597/gov.uscourts.rid.59597.59.6.pdf

2025-09-14 Trump’s government spending on immigration reached $75 billion.

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/congressional-republicans-one-big-beautiful-bill-act-creates-an-unaccountable-slush-fund-for-the-trump-administrations-deportation-force/

2025-10-01 During the shutdown Republicans falsely claimed Democrats were trying to give free Medicare to immigrants.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/government-shutdown-clock/

https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-the-american-rescue-plan-act-affects-subsidies-for-marketplace-shoppers-and-people-who-are-uninsured/

https://www.healthinsurance.org/glossary/american-rescue-plan/

https://www.rwjf.org/en/insights/our-research/2022/05/what-will-happen-to-healthcare-spending-if-the-american-rescue-plan-act-premium-tax-credits-expire.html

https://www.nlc.org/article/2024/07/18/what-to-know-about-the-2024-end-of-year-arpa-obligation-deadline/

https://www.naco.org/news/countdown-arpa-slfrf-obligation-deadline-what-counties-need-know-december-31-2024

2026 March

2026-03-07 Trump announced a new militant coalition “Shield of the Americas” to develop a tougher approach to regional security. The summit included attendees like Bukele, would be led by people like Kristi Noem, and includes additional objectives like putting pressure on Latin America to sever ties with China.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/new-military-coalition-what-is-trumps-shield-of-the-americas/articleshow/129221482.cms

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_of_the_Americas

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/03/the-united-states-to-host-the-shield-of-the-americas-summit

2026-03-27 Idaho lawmakers Glenneda Zuiderveld and Stephanie Mickelson reported pressure and retaliation over their immigration-policy positions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbP5n27UWYE&list=WL&index=3

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/03/27/right-wing-idaho-activist-targets-republican-legislator-with-calls-for-ice-raids/

https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315355006.html