Legal Framework

Universal Declaration of Human Rights — Article 2

Establishes universal non-discrimination in the enjoyment of all human rights. No person may be excluded from rights protections based on any personal characteristic or status.

Related incidents

2 incidents

Systematic Racial Profiling in Immigration Enforcement and Wrongful Detention of US Citizens

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 …

Executive Orders Targeting Transgender Rights and Gender Identity Recognition

A sweeping executive order redefining sex across the federal government, with material consequences for transgender individuals in detention, healthcare, and civil documentation.

  • EO 14168 defines gender as an immutable male-female binary determined 'at conception,' rejecting gender identity as a legal category.
  • Transgender individuals in federal custody must be housed according to birth sex, increasing documented risk of sexual violence.