Group says Congress must stop U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats

(The Center Square) – A human rights group called for Congress to stop U.S. military strikes on suspected drug boats, a tactic that President Donald Trump says is saving American lives.

Amnesty International USA claims that more than 150 people have been murdered at sea. The Trump administration says it’s using the strikes to kill suspected narcoterrorists smuggling drugs to America.

“It is well past time for Congress to act to stop these killings,” said Amnesty International USA’s National Director for Government Relations Amanda Klasing. “As a whole, Congress has abdicated its duty to hold this administration to account for its actions.”

On Monday, U.S. Southern Command posted video of a military strike on a suspected drug boat that killed three people.

“Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations,” U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post.

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