Day 17
February 5, 2025
8 documented events
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Deportation & Immigration
Deportations to Haiti Despite Gang Control and Humanitarian Collapse
The Trump administration deported Haitian nationals to a country where 90% of Port-au-Prince is under gang control, 1.4 million people are internally displaced, and the US State Department maintains a Level 4 'Do Not Travel' advisory. The FAA banned US airlines from landing at Port-au-Prince airport after deportation planes came under gunfire. DHS simultaneously terminated both Haiti's TPS (348,000 people) and CHNV parole, while shortening the TPS extension timeline.
From: Deportations to Haiti Despite Gang Control and Humanitarian Collapse
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
Mass Termination of Temporary Protected Status Across 11 Countries
The Trump administration terminated or initiated termination of Temporary Protected Status for nationals of 11 countries -- Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Nepal, Afghanistan, Cameroon, Syria, Somalia, Myanmar, and Ethiopia -- stripping legal status from over 1 million TPS holders. Combined with CHNV parole terminations, 1.6 million people lost their legal right to stay in the United States in 2025, the largest mass de-documentation in US history.
From: Mass Termination of Temporary Protected Status Across 11 Countries
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan Nationals
The administration terminated TPS protections for approximately 350,000 Venezuelan nationals under the 2023 designation, stripping legal status and work authorization despite ongoing instability in Venezuela. The Supreme Court allowed the termination to take effect in October 2025.
From: Termination of Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan Nationals
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Deportation to Torture
Rubio meets Bukele in El Salvador to formalize deal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits El Salvador and meets with Bukele to discuss the offer. A verbal agreement is reached during this visit, which is later formalized in a written agreement.
From: Secret $6 Million Contract to Outsource Detention to El Salvador's CECOT
- Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement
Unions sue to block Fork in the Road deadline
AFGE, AFSCME, and NAGE sue OPM claiming the deferred resignation offer violates federal law. Judge George O'Toole Jr. temporarily pauses the deadline. On February 12, he rules unions lack standing; OPM closes enrollment within hours. Approximately 75,000 federal employees have accepted.
From: DOGE-Directed Mass Firings and Forced Resignations of Federal Workers
- Serious Rights Violation Corruption & Self-Dealing
DOGE accesses HHS, CMS, and DOE nuclear systems
DOGE gains access to Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services financial systems, as well as Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration systems containing classified nuclear weapons information.
From: DOGE Unauthorized Access to Treasury, OPM, and Social Security Databases
- Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights
AG Bondi issues implementing guidance
Attorney General Pamela Bondi lifts the moratorium on federal executions and directs US Attorneys to pursue capital sentences in the categories specified by the executive order.
From: Federal Death Penalty Expansion and Discriminatory Application
- Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Corruption & Self-Dealing
Treasury agrees to restrict DOGE access to read-only
Under growing legal pressure, the Treasury Department agrees to restrict DOGE staffers to 'read-only' access to payment systems. The agreement permits Krause and Elez to access records 'as needed' but without write privileges. US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly signs off on the arrangement.
From: DOGE Associates Gained Access to $6 Trillion Treasury Payment System