International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — Article 21
Recognizes the right of peaceful assembly, with restrictions permitted only when lawfully prescribed and necessary in a democratic society for national security, public safety, public order, health, morals, or the protection of others' rights.
The administration deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles without the governor's consent, and attempted to send Texas National Guard troops to Chicago. Federal courts …
Approximately 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines were deployed to Los Angeles beginning June 7, 2025 — the first federal activation …
A federal judge ordered the deployment ended and called the mission 'profoundly un-American,' ruling it illegal.
At least five noncitizen activists and scholars were detained by ICE for pro-Palestinian campus activism or writings, with an estimated 300 student visas revoked. Internal documents confirmed the …
Internal DHS documents confirmed that in nearly all cases, arrests were recommended based on involvement in campus protests and public …
At least 300 international students had their US visas revoked over alleged pro-Palestinian campus activism.
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Updated March 25, 2026Civil Rights
Serious Rights ViolationOngoingOfficial executive action
A pattern of militarized response to protests including the ICE killing of an American mother, Insurrection Act threats, 3,000-agent deployments, expanded federal police powers, and a presidential …
On January 7, 2026, ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American mother of three, in Minneapolis during a …
Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to suppress protests in Minneapolis following the Good shooting, deploying 3,000 ICE agents …
Approximately 1,700 student visas revoked in a campaign targeting pro-Palestine campus protest activity, with the State Department using AI screening and testifying that criticism of Israel could …
Approximately 1,700 student visas revoked since January 2025, with the State Department targeting students involved in pro-Palestine campus …
The State Department deployed AI tools to screen social media for 'pro-Hamas' content and testified under oath that criticizing the state of …
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Updated March 10, 2026Extrajudicial Killing
Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law ConcernReported record
A second American citizen killed by federal agents during Minneapolis immigration enforcement protests. The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti — both unarmed U.S. citizens — during a single …
Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was killed by federal agents on January 24, 2026, during protests in Minneapolis over the …
Pretti was the second U.S. citizen killed by federal agents during the Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation within a 17-day period.
A Columbia graduate student with a green card was arrested by ICE for his role in Gaza solidarity protests and ordered deported on the novel grounds that his speech posed 'adverse foreign policy …
Khalil was a lawful permanent resident (green card holder) arrested from his Columbia University campus apartment by ICE.
When ICE learned he held a green card rather than a student visa, agents said that status would be revoked too.