Day 316
December 1, 2025
4 incidents
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
Pretermission tactic deployed against asylum seekers
The administration begins widely using a court process called 'pretermission' to abruptly deny asylum claims and issue 'third-country' removal orders to thousands of noncitizens, bypassing full hearing procedures.
From: Immigration Rocket Dockets: Mass Fast-Tracked Hearings and In Absentia Removal Orders
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
Federal judge rules third-country deportations unlawful
US District Judge Brian Murphy rules the Trump administration's third-country removal policy violates federal immigration law and migrants' constitutional due process rights.
From: Third-Country Deportations to Rwanda, Ghana, and South Sudan
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Rule of Law
Human Rights Watch warns ICC 'Justice at Risk'
Human Rights Watch publishes a comprehensive analysis of the administration's campaign against the ICC, documenting how sanctions on individual judges and prosecutors are undermining the court's ability to function.
- Major Abuse of Power Federal Dismantlement
200 former DOJ employees sign letter
200 former DOJ employees publish a letter stating the administration has made a 'coordinated effort to undermine career staff,' erasing 'centuries of Justice Department experience.'
From: Dismantlement of Whistleblower Protections and Government Oversight Infrastructure