The Trump Administration has sought to punish many of its opponents with federal prosecutions and/or deportation.
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Brad Lander
Arrested for obstruction of federal law enforcement officials, charges were dropped and released. DOJ says additional potential charges are still under review.
David Huerta
Charges against California SEIU labor leader were reduced to one misdemeanor charge of obstructing a law enforcement official.
Judge Hannah Dugan
Judge Dugan facing trial for allegedly assisting an undocumented person who was trying to evade ICE officials in the courthouse. Trial began in December 2025 and Judge Dugan pled not guilty.
Unfortunately, on December 19, 2025, the judge was found guilty of obstruction.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia
Kilmar was returned to the US after the administration admitted his deportation to CECOT in El Salvador was a mistake. He is now facing human smuggling charges in federal district court in Tennessee. He has also been released from immigration detention and his immigration case is ongoing.
Mahmoud Khalil
His case has two components, 1) fighting his deportation (ongoing) and 2) challenging his detention, a federal judge found his 1st Amendment rights were violated and ordered his release.
In addition Khalil’s legal team has filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration. The first lawsuit is asking for monetary damages to compensate him for the harm caused by his incarceration and separation from his family. The second lawsuit is a demand that the administration share the information they used to track and arrest him.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka
Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested and quickly released after a heated physical dispute at the Delaney Hall facility in March in Newark, NJ. Mayor Baraka was there with several members of NJ Congressional delegation trying to inspect the facility being used to incarcerate people in ICE custody.
Rep. LaMonica McIver
Facing three federal charges for assault on a law enforcement officer during a chaotic incident at Delaney Hall in March. Rep. McIver was at the facility with several members of Congress and Newark mayor Ras Baraka, when a physical altercation erupted. Rep. McIver is the only elected official facing federal charges as a result of this altercation.
Rumeyza Ozturk and Mohsen Mahdawi
Rumeyza Ozturk and Mohsen Mahdawi
Both arrested and detained by ICE as a result of pro Palestine speech.