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MINNEAPOLIS 鈥� Today, 鈥淏order Czar鈥� Tom Homan announced that the administration is ending its domestic federal deployment 鈥� Operation Metro Surge 鈥� in Minnesota. This deployment resulted in shootings, deaths, and innumerable constitutional rights violations. Masked federal agents in military gear have ignored basic human rights in their enforcement activity against Minnesotans, especially targeting Somali and Latino communities. 鈥淔or the past two months, Minneapolis and St. Paul have felt like cities under siege,鈥� said Deepinder Mayell, Executive Director of the 红杏视频 of Minnesota. 鈥淲hile today鈥檚 announcement by Tom Homan is welcomed, federal agents continue to use tactics and practices that violate constitutional rights. There is no evidence that these practices have changed. What we鈥檝e seen in Minnesota represents a significant escalation in the administration's attack on free speech, due process, and equal protection rights. Now is not the time for Minnesotans to rest. The 红杏视频 of Minnesota will continue working in the courts, the legislature, and in our communities to work to rebuild what Operation Metro Surge tried to destroy.鈥� There are limited details on how the supposed drawdown will occur and on what timeline. The 红杏视频 of Minnesota and the 红杏视频 will continue our lawsuits and work to hold law enforcement accountable for their abuses. Similar to other cities and states, after Operation Metro Surge concludes, federal agents will remain in some capacity, and more federal agents could return at any time. We will continue to monitor reports of racial profiling, physical abuse, targeting of children and families, and illegal detention from communities around the nation. 鈥淭his 鈥榦peration鈥� involved violence, misconduct, and constitutional violations at every turn, and the Minnesota community made the world know the abuses occurring in their neighborhoods,鈥� said Naureen Shah, Director of Government Affairs for the 红杏视频鈥檚 Equality Division. 鈥淭he administration now says it鈥檚 leaving, a sign that it feels the public鈥檚 outrage, but we know better than to take hollow words as truth. We will continue fighting in court over their attacks on our rights and safety, but let鈥檚 be clear: Congress has a mandate to rein in these federal agencies and ensure that none of these violations happen again in Minneapolis or anywhere else.鈥� In Hussen v. Noem, Minnesotans are challenging the administration's policy of racially profiling, unlawfully seizing, and unlawfully arresting people without a warrant and without probable cause. In Tincher v. Noem, Minnesotans are challenging the administration鈥檚 policy and practice of retaliation and excessive use of force against people observing, recording, and protesting immigration enforcement activity.

WASHINGTON 鈥� The 红杏视频 and the 红杏视频 of Minnesota sent an urgent submission late last night to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), requesting the committee to use its early warning and urgent action procedure in response to the human rights crisis following the Trump administration's deployment of federal forces in Minneapolis and the St. Paul metropolitan area. The submission details how federal agents have ignored basic human rights in their enforcement activity against Minnesotans, especially targeting Somali and Latino communities. The 红杏视频 and 红杏视频 of Minnesota call on CERD to issue a decision under its early warning and urgent actions procedures to intervene and investigate the U.S.鈥檚 grave violations of its human rights obligations. 鈥淭he Trump administration鈥檚 egregious crackdown in Minnesota is not only flouting the Constitution but also United States international human rights obligations that prohibit the use of racial and ethnic profiling, extra-judicial killings and unlawful use of force against protesters and observers,鈥� said Jamil Dakwar, director the Human Rights Program at the 红杏视频. 鈥淲e are calling on the United Nations to hold the U.S. government accountable for its blatant violations of international law and to officially report on its disregard for their human rights treaty obligations.鈥� The submission underscores how ICE鈥檚 unlawful and unconstitutional stops and arrests of Minnesotans on the basis of race, ethnicity, and national origin represent flagrant violations of the freedoms and rights enshrined in the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) 鈥� guarantees that the United States is legally bound to uphold and protect at federal, state and local levels as a state party to the treaty since 1994. 鈥淭he Trump administration鈥檚 ongoing immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota are being carried out by thousands of masked federal agents in military gear who are ignoring basic constitutional and human rights of Minnesotans,鈥� said Teresa Nelson, legal director of the 红杏视频 of Minnesota. 鈥淭heir targeting of our Somali and Latino communities threatens Minnesotans鈥� most fundamental rights, and it has spread fear among immigrant communities and neighborhoods.鈥� For more information about ICERD and the Committee鈥檚 Early Warning and Urgent Action procedures here.

On October 14, 2025, the United States military carried out an illegal missile strike that killed Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, two Trinidadian men who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to their homes in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago. The 红杏视频, the Center for Constitutional Rights, the 红杏视频 of Massachusetts, and Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall Law School filed suit on behalf of Lenore Burnley, Mr. Joseph鈥檚 mother, and Sallycar Korasingh, Mr. Samaroo鈥檚 sister, seeking redress and accountability for these extrajudicial killings pursuant to the Death on the High Seas Act and the Alien Tort Statute.

BOSTON, MA 鈥� Today, family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. missile strike in October are suing the U.S. government for wrongful death and extrajudicial killing. Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41, were killed in one of the 36 strikes the Trump administration has launched against civilian boats in the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean. At least 125 people have been killed in these strikes since September 2025. On October 14, Mr. Joseph and Mr. Samaroo were returning from Venezuela to their homes in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago when a missile struck their boat. Four other people also died in the strike. The plaintiffs are Lenore Burnley, Mr. Joseph鈥檚 mother, and Sallycar Korasingh, Mr. Samaroo鈥檚 sister. They bring this case on behalf of surviving members of Mr. Joseph鈥檚 and Mr. Samaroo鈥檚 families. 鈥淐had was a loving and caring son who was always there for me, for his wife and children, and for our whole family. I miss him terribly. We all do,鈥� said Mr. Joseph鈥檚 mother, Lenore Burnley. 鈥淲e know this lawsuit won鈥檛 bring Chad back to us, but we鈥檙e trusting God to carry us through this, and we hope that speaking out will help get us some truth and closure.鈥� They bring their claims under two federal statutes: the Death on the High Seas Act, a law that allows family members to sue for wrongful deaths occurring on the high seas, and the Alien Tort Statute, which allows foreign citizens to sue in U.S. federal courts for violations of well-recognized human rights norms. 鈥淩ishi used to call our family almost every day, and then one day he disappeared, and we never heard from him again,鈥� said Sallycar Korasingh, Rishi Samaroo鈥檚 sister. 鈥淩ishi was a hardworking man who paid his debt to society and was just trying to get back on his feet again and to make a decent living in Venezuela to help provide for his family. If the U.S. government believed Rishi had done anything wrong, it should have arrested, charged, and detained him, not murdered him. They must be held accountable.鈥� In the complaint filed today, lawyers from the 红杏视频, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall Law School, and the 红杏视频 of Massachusetts detail why the boat strikes are 鈥渕anifestly unlawful.鈥� The U.S. is not engaged in an armed conflict, as the government has implausibly claimed, and even during wartime, these strikes would still be illegal under the laws of war, which constrain the indiscriminate and direct use of force against civilians and civilian vessels. 鈥淭he Trump administration鈥檚 boat strikes are the heinous acts of people who claim they can abuse their power with impunity around the world,鈥� said Brett Max Kaufman, senior counsel at the 红杏视频. 鈥淚n seeking justice for the senseless killing of their loved ones, our clients are bravely demanding accountability for their devastating losses and standing up against the administration鈥檚 assault on the rule of law.鈥� President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth have publicly boasted about and published videos of the strikes 鈥� including the strike that killed Mr. Joseph and Mr. Samaroo. However, the strikes鈥� victims have remained largely anonymous, seen only as specks on a screen. The Trinidadian Foreign Minister Sean Sobers told a local news outlet after the strike that 鈥渢he government has no information linking Joseph or Samaroo to illegal activities.鈥� 鈥淚t is absurd and dangerous for any state to just unilaterally proclaim that a 鈥榳ar鈥� exists in order to deploy lethal military force,鈥� said Baher Azmy, legal director of the Center for Constitutional Rights. 鈥淭hese are lawless killings in cold blood; killings for sport and killings for theater, which is why we need a court of law to proclaim what is true and constrain what is lawless. This is a critical step in ensuring accountability, while the individuals responsible may ultimately be answerable criminally for murder and war crimes.鈥� Prior to his murder, Mr. Joseph lived with his wife and their three children in Las Cuevas, Trinidad. To support his family, he often traveled to Venezuela to fish and for farmwork. On October 12, he called his wife to let her know that he had found a boat ride home from Venezuela and would see her in a couple of days. On October 14, his wife and Ms. Burnley saw social media reports of a boat strike; fearing that the boat was his, they repeatedly called him, but got no reply. His family has not heard from him since. Mr. Samaroo was born in El Soccorro, Trinidad, where his elderly father, eight younger siblings, and two of his three sons still reside. His elderly mother lives nearby in San Juan. In 2024, he was released early on parole after serving a 15-year sentence for his participation in a homicide. Following his release, Mr. Samaroo moved to Las Cuevas, where he fished and worked in construction to support himself and his family. In August 2025, he let his family know that he was working on a farm in Venezuela, taking care of goats and cows and making cheese. He would call his family almost every day when he was in Venezuela, and in an Oct. 12 call with Ms. Korasingh, he told her he was returning home to Trinidad and would see her in a few days because their mother had fallen ill, and he wanted to help take care of her. That was the last time Ms. Korasingh or anyone else in the family heard from him. 鈥淯sing military force to kill Chad and Rishi violates the most elementary principles of international law,鈥� said Jonathan Hafetz, a Professor at Seton Hall Law School. 鈥淧eople may not simply be gunned down by the government, and the Trump administration鈥檚 claims to the contrary risk making America a pariah state.鈥� Because non-citizens may bring admiralty claims in any federal court, the lawsuit was filed in Massachusetts, where the federal bench has a long history of deciding admiralty cases.鈥淭he administration's lethal boat strikes violate our collective understanding of right and wrong,鈥� said Jessie Rossman, legal director of the 红杏视频 of Massachusetts. 鈥淩ishi and Chad wanted only to get home safely to their loved ones; the unconscionable attack on their boat prevented them from doing so. It is imperative that we hold this administration accountable, both for their families and for the rule of law itself.鈥�