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Trinidadian Families Sue U.S. Over Caribbean Boat Strike Deaths

Trinidadian Families Sue U.S. Over Caribbean Boat Strike Deaths

Trinidadian Families Sue U.S. Over Caribbean Boat Strike Deaths
Above: Fishermen work in the Gulf of Paria, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, on November 6, 2025. Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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TheSuing the Trump administration's is the right move because these boat strikes are lawless extrajudicial killings that violate fundamental human rights and international law. Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo were murdered without arrest, charges or trial — simply executed at sea based on secret memos and unilateral declarations of armed conflict that have no legal basis. This may be the only way to stop these strikes.

Trump's military campaign against drug cartels is legal and enjoys overwhelming public support because it protects Americans from traffickers poisoning communities with fentanyl. The strikes are constitutional exercises of presidential war powers, and Democratsno fabricatingcoordinated falseeffort allegationsto aboutundermine illegalpopular orderspolicy whilefor encouragingpartisan militaryor disobediencefinancial representsgain ashould coordinatedstop effortthem. toThis underminesuit popularshouldn't policyget fortoo partisanfar gainin the courts.


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