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politics2 months ago•327 min saved

Families sue US government over Caribbean boat strikes, alleging unlawful killings

The families of two Trinidadians, Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, filed a lawsuit accusing the US government of unlawfully killing the men on a boat struck during a Caribbean anti-drug campaign, arguing the strikes lacked legal justification and that the victims had no cartel ties. The suit, which cites the Death on the High Seas Act and Alien Tort Statute, seeks damages and marks a test of the operation’s legality amid ongoing scrutiny of the Trump administration’s maritime strikes against alleged narcotraffickers.

via CNN|

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politics2 months ago•6 min saved

Families sue over U.S. sea strikes that killed two Caribbean men

Families of Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, two Trinidadian men killed Oct. 14, 2025 when a U.S. missile struck their boat during Trump-era anti‑drug strikes, have filed the first federal lawsuit against the administration. They accuse the strikes of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings, invoking the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute, with the case filed in a Massachusetts federal court and representing a broader debate in Congress over the campaign.

via Politico|

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