Day 338
December 23, 2025
4 documented events
- Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War
Amnesty International calls reversal 'devastating'
Amnesty International issues a formal statement calling the policy reversal 'devastating,' warning it will put more civilians at risk and undermine decades of global efforts to eliminate landmines.
From: Hegseth Reverses US Landmine Ban, Rescinds $5B+ Humanitarian Demining Program
- Serious Rights Violation Military Overreach
Supreme Court rules 6-3 against Trump on Illinois deployment
The US Supreme Court rules 6-3 that President Trump cannot deploy Texas National Guard troops to Illinois over the governor's objections. The majority writes that 'the Government has failed to identify a source of authority that would allow the military to execute the laws in Illinois.'
From: Illegal National Guard Deployments to Los Angeles and Attempted Deployment to Chicago
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
Reyes Vasquez deported in violation of court order
One day after Judge Parrish's order, ICE deports Federico Reyes Vasquez, in what the judge later characterizes as 'direct violation of the court's Order.' The judge orders the administration to return him.
From: Pattern of Wrongful Deportations: US Citizens and Protected Individuals Removed Despite Court Orders
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
NPR reports 1.6 million lost legal status in 2025
NPR documented that 1.6 million people lost their legal right to stay in the United States in 2025, the most rapid loss of legal immigration status in US history.
From: Mass Termination of Temporary Protected Status Across 11 Countries