Day 24

February 12, 2025

6 documented events

  1. Serious Rights Violation Corruption & Self-Dealing

    Public Citizen and senators flag criminal conflict of interest

    Public Citizen asks the Office of Government Ethics to bar Musk from CFPB matters. NPR reports that CFPB had been actively developing regulations for digital payment platforms like the one Musk planned to launch. Senators Warren and Schiff demand investigations.

    From: CFPB Dismantlement While Musk Launches Competing XMoney Payment Service

  2. War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Deportation to Torture

    ACLU and advocates sue for access to Guantanamo detainees

    Immigrants' rights advocates file federal lawsuit for access to immigrants transferred to Guantanamo Bay, citing complete lack of legal counsel and family contact.

    From: Guantanamo Bay Immigrant Detention: Solitary Confinement and Torture Conditions

  3. Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement

    DOGE takes over Education Dept offices; EPA mass terminations

    DOGE operatives take over VIP offices at the Department of Education. Separately, more than 300 EPA employees are terminated as part of DOGE-directed workforce reductions at the agency.

    From: DOGE-Directed Mass Firings and Forced Resignations of Federal Workers

  4. Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement

    Fired watchdogs sue

    Former inspectors general sought reinstatement and challenged the legality of the removals.

    From: Mass Firing of Inspectors General Across Federal Government

  5. Critical Rights and Rule-of-Law Concern Corruption & Self-Dealing

    NED funding blocked by DOGE

    DOGE blocks funding to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), using its access to Treasury payment systems to halt disbursements to the organization that supports democracy promotion programs worldwide.

    From: DOGE Associates Gained Access to $6 Trillion Treasury Payment System

  6. Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement

    DOGE begins identifying OSHA positions for elimination

    The Department of Government Efficiency begins reviewing OSHA staffing levels and identifying positions for elimination as part of the broader federal workforce reduction campaign.

    From: OSHA Workplace Safety Dismantlement: 60+ Rules Rolled Back and 223 Inspectors Eliminated