Day 60
March 20, 2025
3 documented events
- Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights
Systematic Rollback of Disability Rights Protections
The Trump administration withdrew ADA guidance documents dating to 1999, killed two pending ADA rulemakings, proposed eliminating the Section 503 utilization goal for federal contractor hiring of disabled workers, laid off nearly half the staff of the Administration for Community Living, proposed cutting the NIH budget by 44% and CDC by 43%, and issued an executive order promoting institutionalization of people with mental illness while calling for reversal of judicial protections against broad commitment.
- War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Deportation to Torture
HRW files declaration in J.G.G. v. Trump on CECOT conditions
Human Rights Watch submitted an expert declaration in federal litigation describing conditions at CECOT, including overcrowding, lack of sanitation, and denial of legal access.
From: Secret Deportation of 260+ Venezuelans to CECOT Mega-Prison
- Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement
Trump signs executive order to close the department
President Trump signs an executive order arguing that the Department of Education should be closed and authority over education returned to states and local communities. Legal experts note that actually closing the department requires an act of Congress.
From: Education Department Dismantlement: $881M in Contracts Slashed, IES Eliminated, 50% Workforce Cut