Day 15

February 3, 2025

3 incidents

  1. War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Deportation to Torture

    Secret $6 Million Contract to Outsource Detention to El Salvador's CECOT

    The Trump administration negotiated a secret agreement with El Salvador's President Bukele to detain US deportees at the CECOT mega-prison (Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo) for $6 million. The deal, finalized during Secretary Rubio's February 2025 visit, created an unprecedented arrangement to outsource US punishment to a foreign facility where HRW documented systematic torture. Over 280 people were transferred under a written agreement that has never been publicly released, with civil society calling for urgent UN action.

  2. Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration

    ACLU files lawsuit

    The ACLU, Texas Civil Rights Project, and National Immigrant Justice Center filed suit challenging the asylum ban on behalf of RAICES, Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, and Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project.

    From: Suspension of Asylum at the Southern Border

  3. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Federal Dismantlement

    USAID effectively eliminated — staff locked out

    USAID career employees are locked out of their offices. The USAID website is taken offline. Foreign assistance contracts totaling billions of dollars are terminated. DOGE announces USAID functions will be merged into State Department.

    From: DOGE: Musk-Led Dismantlement of Federal Agencies Without Congressional Authorization