Things Trump
did, so far, that have been reversed by the courts, because they were against the law, but he did them anyway.
Reversed or Struck Down Actions (2025–2026)
- F-1 Student Visa Revocations: Following more than 100 lawsuits and 50 restraining orders, the administration was forced to reverse its decision and restore F-1 foreign student visa registrations on or about April 25, 2025.
- National Guard Deployments in Cities: The Supreme Court definitively barred the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago on December 23, 2025, ruling against the president's broad claim of power to deploy military forces in U.S. cities.
- Use of the 1798 Alien Enemies Act: The Supreme Court ruled against the administration's use of this wartime act to deport Venezuelan nationals during peacetime, ordering a pause on these deportations and mandating due process.
- Wrongful Deportations: In April 2025, the Supreme Court twice ordered the administration to facilitate the return of individuals who were "secretly whisked" out of the country without a judicial hearing, specifically citing a case involving a man wrongly deported to El Salvador.
- Appointment of Acting U.S. Attorneys: Federal courts have disqualified at least five acting U.S. Attorneys appointed by Trump (including John Sarcone in New York and Alina Habba in New Jersey), ruling they were serving unlawfully after their 120-day terms expired.
- Attacks on Head Start: A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction on September 11, 2025, halting what was described as "unlawful attacks" on Head Start families, including attempts to purge "DEI" language and restrict grant funding.
- Withholding Authorized Foreign Aid: The Supreme Court turned down an administration request to stay a lower court order, thereby requiring the executive branch to pay nearly $2 billion in reimbursements to nonprofits and businesses for authorized foreign assistance.
- Targeting of Pro-Palestinian Students: A federal court in Massachusetts ruled on September 30, 2025, that the administration's policy of selectively detaining and deporting noncitizen students who participated in pro-Palestinian protests violated the First Amendment and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
There's a long, long list of things that he has done that have also been challenged are are awaiting court decisions and may also be reversed/struck down, including most of the tariffs.
The great weakness of the law, which Trump has exploited like no other, is that many times you first must do something, which must then be challenged in the courts even if it's clearly illegal, and which can sometimes take a lot of time, before it can be reversed.
It's been done in Argentina extremely commonly in the more than 20 years I've lived here, by all administrations, via DNUs.
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