International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights — Article 26
A standalone equality provision requiring equal protection of the law for all persons without discrimination. Unlike Article 2, this article applies to all areas of law, not just Covenant rights.
An accelerated immigration court system that fast-tracks cases through mass remote hearings, with two-thirds of all Somali cases nationwide rescheduled on short notice. The process systematically …
Two-thirds (66.25%) of all Somali noncitizens with open immigration court cases were scheduled for hearings with new judges on short notice, …
Hearings are conducted entirely remotely, with immigrants in Minnesota while judges and government attorneys are in other states. Observers …
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.
Executive Order 14151 directed elimination of all federal DEI programs. DOGE implemented a three-phase purge, firing thousands of workers — including many who had no current DEI role — using AI tools …
Executive Order 14151, signed January 20, 2025, directed agencies to terminate all DEI offices, positions, equity action plans, DEI-related …
OPM gave agencies until noon on January 23 — just three days — to report all DEIA offices, employees, and contractors, and to develop …
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Updated March 25, 2026Civil Rights
Serious Rights ViolationOngoingOfficial executive action
A sweeping expansion of travel restrictions targeting predominantly Muslim-majority and African nations, growing from the original first-term ban to cover 39 countries. The bans affect millions of …
On June 4, 2025, Trump issued a proclamation restricting entry from 12 countries (Afghanistan, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, …
In December 2025, the ban was expanded to fully restrict entry from 7 additional countries: Burkina Faso, Laos, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, …
An executive order attempting unprecedented presidential control over federal elections — requiring proof of citizenship to register, decertifying voting machines in 39 states, restricting mail …
The order mandated proof of US citizenship (passport or equivalent) to register to vote using the national form. Only about half of …
The order directed the EAC to decertify all previously certified voting machines within 180 days. Machines used in 39 states would be …
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 25, 2026Civil Rights
Major Abuse of PowerOngoingOfficial executive action
Executive order reversing the federal execution moratorium and mandating the death penalty be sought for all murders by undocumented immigrants 'regardless of other factors' — creating a …
The executive order reversed Biden's July 2021 moratorium on federal executions and directed the attorney general to seek the death penalty …
The order mandates the death penalty be pursued 'regardless of other factors' in two specific categories: murders of law enforcement …
Systematic weaponization of the DOJ through a retaliatory investigations unit, indictments of political opponents that were dismissed as brought by an unlawfully appointed prosecutor, mass departure …
Trump appointed Ed Martin — a former Missouri party chair who promoted election fraud claims and defended January 6 rioters — to lead a DOJ …
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted September 25, 2025, and New York AG Letitia James was indicted October 9, 2025. Both …
Latinos account for 90% of ICE arrests, 76% of raids target majority-Latino neighborhoods, the Supreme Court has authorized race-based immigration stops, and at least 170 US citizens have been …
Latinos accounted for 9 out of 10 ICE arrests in the first six months of 2025. ICE arrests nearly doubled during Trump's first 100 days and …
76% of ICE raids in 2025 targeted majority-Latino neighborhoods. Agents have raided hardware store parking lots, car washes, and street …
A systematic campaign of security clearance revocations targeting political opponents, critics, and former officials who investigated or prosecuted Trump, including 51 intelligence officials, …
On January 20, 2025, Trump revoked security clearances of 51 former intelligence officials who signed a 2020 letter stating the Hunter Biden …
On March 22, 2025, a second executive order revoked clearances from former officials including Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton, and individuals …
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Updated December 15, 2025Deportation & Immigration
The administration deported US military veterans including Purple Heart recipients wounded in combat, after replacing Biden-era protections that required ICE to consider military service. An estimated …
An estimated 94,000 US military veterans lack citizenship, leaving them vulnerable to detention and deportation.
In April 2025, the Trump administration replaced Biden-era guidance requiring ICE to consider military service before arrests with a memo …
Over 10,000 troops were deployed to the US-Mexico border for immigration enforcement. A federal judge found the administration 'willfully' violated the Posse Comitatus Act -- a foundational law …
Over 10,000 active-duty troops were deployed to the US-Mexico border, expanding military authority to include detaining and searching …
The Air Force annexed a 250-mile stretch of the Texas border as a 'national defense area.'