NEW YORK / LONDON (IT BOLTWISE) – The Trump administration is facing a lawsuit demanding the immediate release of documents related to deadly attacks on civilian boats in the Caribbean Sea. The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups are calling for the disclosure of a legal opinion questioning the legality of these military actions.
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The Trump administration is at the center of a lawsuit demanding the release of classified documents related to deadly attacks on civilian boats in the Caribbean Sea. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), and the New York Civil Liberties Union have filed a lawsuit to compel immediate disclosure of a legal opinion from the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). This opinion seeks to justify the US government’s alleged authority to carry out lethal strikes against so-called ‘narco-trafficking’ vessels.
The lawsuit was filed in the Southern District of New York and seeks not only the OLC opinion, but also unclassified summaries and a July 2025 presidential directive authorizing the military to use force against Latin American drug cartels. These documents are critical to enabling an informed public debate on the legality of these military actions, which the plaintiffs say violate national and international law.
The ACLU argues that the public has a right to know how the government justifies killing civilians and why it believes it can provide impunity for these actions. The lawsuit follows unsuccessful Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that were not responded to by affected government agencies within legal deadlines.
The plaintiffs accuse the Trump administration of violating international law by using wartime rhetoric to justify illegal actions. They argue that drug cartels cannot be considered organized armed groups under international law because they do not have the structure and discipline of regular armed forces. The lawsuit aims to hold those responsible for these actions accountable and inform the public about the legal basis of these military strikes.
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