Families sue over U.S. sea strikes that killed two Caribbean men
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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.
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- Burnley v. U.S.: Demanding Accountability on Caribbean Boat Strikes American Civil Liberties Union
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