Day 346

December 31, 2025

5 incidents

  1. International Crime (Rome Statute) Extrajudicial Killing

    Coast Guard announces search; further strike

    The Coast Guard says it is coordinating search and rescue for 'mariners in distress' and sending a C-130 with a survival raft. The same day another US strike kills five people on two more boats (CBS News).

    From: Eastern Pacific Convoy Strike: Eight Men Who Jumped Overboard Left in the Sea as US Forces Sank Their Boats (December 2025)

  2. Major Abuse of Power Military Overreach

    Federal court formally ends California deployment

    A federal court formally ends the illegal federalization of the National Guard in California. Governor Newsom directs leadership to quickly send remaining soldiers home to their families. The court calls the deployment 'profoundly un-American.'

    From: Illegal National Guard Deployments to Los Angeles and Attempted Deployment to Chicago

  3. Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement

    CORE disaster response staff receive New Year's Eve termination notices

    FEMA sends non-renewal notices to 50 CORE employees on New Year's Eve, with their positions ending in the first days of January 2026. The emails state their positions 'would not be renewed' and 'your services will no longer be needed.'

    From: FEMA Dismantlement — Budget Cuts, Mass Layoffs, and Destruction of Disaster Response Capacity

  4. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Deportation & Immigration

    2025 ends as deadliest year in two decades

    With 31 deaths recorded during calendar year 2025 and December being the single deadliest month on record, ICE detention reaches its highest death toll and death rate since at least 2004.

    From: Record ICE Detention Deaths and Medical Care Payment Halt

  5. Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration

    Non-criminal arrests reach 41% of detainee population

    By year's end, 41% of ICE detainees have no criminal record, up from 6% in January. ICE's total detainee population reaches a record 73,000. Reports document chilling effects on healthcare, education, and access to social services in immigrant communities.

    From: Rescission of ICE Sensitive Locations Policy — Churches, Schools, and Hospitals Open to Raids