US EditionTrump administration says War Powers Resolution does not apply to boat strikes in the Caribbean Sea: Report
The Trump administration argues drone strikes on suspected drug smugglers do not qualify as hostilities under the War Powers Resolution, with 62 killed in 14 airstrikes so far.
- On Monday, the US Justice Department told Congress that President Donald Trump can continue lethal strikes against suspected drug-smuggling vessels, saying the operations are not bound by the War Powers Resolution.
- The 1973 War Powers Resolution requires a president to notify Congress within 48-hours and mandates termination after 60 days if Congress has not authorised military action.
- At least 62 people have been killed in 14 airstrikes, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced, while an unnamed senior administration official said unmanned aerial vehicles launched from naval ships conducted the strikes in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
- The 60-day window to obtain Congressional approval will arrive on Monday, and the War Powers Resolution's vague use of the term 'hostilities' has been invoked by the administration.
- Building on Obama-era precedent, the Trump administration's Caribbean strikes echo the 2011 Libya air campaign justification but lack NATO participation and a United Nations Security Council resolution.
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War powers law does not apply to Trump’s boat strikes, administration says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department told Congress this past week that President Donald Trump could lawfully continue his lethal military strikes on people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea, notwithstanding a time limit for congressionally unauthorized deployments of armed forces into “hostilities.”
War Powers law does not apply to Trump’s boat strikes, administration says
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department told Congress this past week that President Donald Trump could lawfully continue his lethal military strikes on people suspected of smuggling drugs at sea, notwithstanding a time limit for congressionally unauthorized deployments of armed forces into “hostilities.”
Tell Congress: Stop illegal military strikes in the Caribbean and
From the American Friends Service CommitteeSince Sept. 2, the U.S. has bombed multiple boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific, killing at least 60 people. The Trump administration claims this is part of a new “armed conflict” with “narco-traffickers” but has presented no evidence that these boats were involved in drug smuggling. These killings are illegal. Despite the administration’s claims, the Constitution gives Congress—not the executive …
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