Day 72
April 1, 2025
9 documented events
- Serious Rights Violation Deportation & Immigration
Deportation of US Military Veterans
The Trump administration deported military veterans who served in the US armed forces, including Purple Heart recipients wounded in combat. An estimated 94,000 veterans lack US citizenship, leaving them vulnerable after the administration replaced Biden-era protections with a memo stating military service 'doesn't automatically exempt' immigrants from deportation. Army Sgt. Jose Barco, a Purple Heart recipient who saved fellow soldiers in Iraq, was deported to Mexico in November 2025.
- Serious Rights Violation Civil Rights
ACLU and League of Women Voters file challenges
Voting rights organizations file lawsuits challenging the executive order as exceeding presidential authority and violating voting rights protections.
From: Executive Order on Elections: Voter Suppression and Presidential Seizure of Election Administration
- Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights
ACL staff cut by half
HHS Secretary Kennedy lays off nearly 50% of the Administration for Community Living staff, cutting the agency responsible for disability services, independent living, and protection and advocacy.
- Serious Rights Violation Foreign Policy & War
US suspends intelligence and military aid
The administration suspends intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine, explicitly conditioning their restoration on progress toward the minerals agreement — leveraging Ukraine's survival against its natural resources.
- Serious Rights Violation Federal Dismantlement
HHS RIF begins with widespread errors; NIOSH gutted
The Department of Health and Human Services begins a formal reduction in force. Approximately 20% of the firings are later determined to have been made in error. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) loses two-thirds of its workforce.
From: DOGE-Directed Mass Firings and Forced Resignations of Federal Workers
- Serious Rights Violation Corruption & Self-Dealing
Court orders DOGE to disgorge and delete SSA data
In an unprecedented order, a federal court requires all DOGE team members to disgorge and delete all non-anonymized personal information obtained from SSA systems.
From: DOGE Unauthorized Access to Treasury, OPM, and Social Security Databases
- Serious Rights Violation Military Overreach
Troop levels expand to over 10,000
Border military deployments escalated to over 10,000 active-duty troops, with expanded authority to detain and search people.
From: Military Deployments at US-Mexico Border in Violation of Posse Comitatus Act
- Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights
Death penalty sought for Luigi Mangione
AG Bondi directs prosecutors to seek the federal death penalty against Luigi Mangione for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, marking the first federal death sentence sought under the executive order.
From: Federal Death Penalty Expansion and Discriminatory Application
- Major Abuse of Power Civil Rights
Former DOGE staffers testify about AI-driven DEI targeting
Former DOGE staffers testify before Congress that they used AI tools to scan federal agencies for DEI-related content, flagging grant programs, training materials, and employee records for elimination. The testimony reveals the automated, dragnet nature of the purge.
From: DOGE-Directed Elimination of Federal DEI Programs and Mass Firings of DEI Workers