Day 22

February 10, 2025

7 incidents

  1. Major Abuse of Power Federal Dismantlement

    Education Department Dismantlement: $881M in Contracts Slashed, IES Eliminated, 50% Workforce Cut

    DOGE terminated 89 Education Department contracts totaling $881 million, gutting the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) — the nation's primary education research body. The Department then cut nearly 50% of its 4,100-person workforce, and President Trump signed an executive order to close the agency entirely.

  2. Major Abuse of Power Federal Dismantlement

    Vought orders halt to all investigations and enforcement

    Acting Director Vought orders the CFPB to stop all investigations, including pending ones, and suspend all new rules from taking effect. All enforcement activity ceases.

    From: DOGE Shuts Down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: 'CFPB RIP'

  3. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Foreign Policy & War

    International law experts document ICC violations

    Legal scholars at Chatham House, Just Security, and other institutions publish analyses concluding that the proposal, if executed, would constitute a crime against humanity under Rome Statute Article 7(1)(d) and a violation of Geneva Convention IV Article 49.

    From: Trump Proposes Forcible Displacement of 2.3 Million Palestinians from Gaza

  4. Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights

    HUD employee emails demanding lists of DEI contracts

    Department of Housing and Urban Development employees receive emails demanding they compile and submit lists of all DEI-related contracts, as DOGE operatives seek to identify and eliminate diversity-related spending across the agency.

    From: DOGE-Directed Elimination of Federal DEI Programs and Mass Firings of DEI Workers

  5. Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration

    Pacito v. Trump lawsuit filed

    IRAP, HIAS, Church World Service, and individual refugees filed suit challenging the suspension of USRAP and the freeze on refugee-related funding.

    From: Indefinite Suspension of US Refugee Admissions Program and Record-Low Resettlement Cap

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

    CFPB suspended — enforcement halted

    Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement actions are halted by DOGE direction. The acting director (appointed by DOGE) orders staff to stand down. Courts issue injunctions challenged by the administration.

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

  7. Major Abuse of Power Federal Dismantlement

    OGE Director David Huitema removed

    Trump removes the director of the Office of Government Ethics, which oversees ethics compliance across the executive branch.

    From: Dismantlement of Whistleblower Protections and Government Oversight Infrastructure