‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out

Briefing note - Killing “Narco-Terrorists” at Sea: The Legality of Military Attacks on Criminal Groups and Drug Trafficking under International Human Rights Law and Other Applicable International Law September 2026

Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism

United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear

The United States military began executing airstrikes on vessels in the Caribbean Sea in September 2025, described by the administration of President Donald Trump as part of an effort to fight the flow of illicit drugs from Latin America to the US. In October, the strikes expanded to include vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Trump administration has alleged, without producing public evidence, that the vessels were operated by groups it designated as narcoterrorists, including the Venezuelan organization Tren de Aragua and the Colombian far-left guerilla group National Liberation Army.

United States: Year of Extrajudicial Killings at Sea

Today marks one year since the United States began an unlawful campaign of lethal military strikes targeting vessels in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, claiming 227 lives. US officials should be urgently held to account for these killings, Human Rights Watch said today.

Here's Every Single Death Linked to Immigration Enforcement Since Trump's Raids Began in 2025 ~ L.A. TACO

We hope this register offers a moment to remember the names and stories of the victims. For each one, we’ve included the backstory we were able to gather alongside the official account from government agencies.

Guantánamo’s Other History - Boston Review

Four months after the first Haitian vessel sailed into Guantánamo Bay, another arrived at Pompano Beach. More followed, showing up in the Keys, Port Everglades, and other sites up and down the South Florida coast. The INS was no more sympathetic to the claims of these Haitians than they were to those at Guantánamo, and they attempted to send virtually all of them back to Haiti after brief and cursory interviews.

The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo

The tale illustrates how inefficient the ICE operation has been in the year since President Trump ordered the base to prepare for up to 30,000 “criminal aliens.”

The Journey of a Group of Cuban Deportees Stuck at Guantánamo

The tale illustrates how inefficient the ICE operation has been in the year since President Trump ordered the base to prepare for up to 30,000 “criminal aliens.”

The August 5, 2024 Massacre: A Rohingya Survivor’s Photographs

The life of one refugee, before and after a devastating drone attack on the banks of the Naf River.

Yoani Sánchez responds to Convoy Nuestra América visiting Cuba: “Go engage in ideological tourism elsewhere.”

The Cuban journalist criticized those who visit the island to defend the government while ignoring the daily crisis faced by the population. The message comes amid the presence in Cuba of leftist activists and politicians linked to the Convoy Nuestra América. The reactions reflect a growing unease among citizens who reject the ideological exploitation of the Cuban crisis.

‘I always hear them before I see them’: Drones strike fear in Colombia

Armed groups have taken the conflict to the skies by making greater use of cheap, widely available drone technology.

Guerrero: Displaced by Way of the Fire of Drones

Invisible Forced Displacement in Mexico

Drugs as weapons against us: the CIA's murderous targeting of SDS, Panthers, Hendrix, Lennon, Cobain, Tupac, and other activists

Drugs as Weapons Against Us meticulously details how a …

ICE Pepper-Sprayed, Beat Detainees for Protesting “Horrific Conditions” in Delaney Hall Jail

ICE detainees at the New Jersey facility told a visiting Rep. Dan Goldman that the pepper spray attacks were “retribution for the ongoing hunger strike.”

The Trump Administration Is Imprisoning Somali Immigrants in Gitmo

“Nobody tell us that we’re going to Guantanamo Bay.”

The Imperial History Behind the Raid on Venezuela

Peter Beinart interviews scholar Greg Grandin on the history of US intervention in Latin America and what Trump’s new “doctrine” may portend.