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White House Airstrikes Criticized as Illegal, Target Fishermen

11/1/2025

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The White House's legal justification for airstrikes on boats in Latin America has faced criticism as illegal.
Jacobs, a U.S. lawmaker, says information was shared only with select Republicans, and congressional authorization would not validate the strikes.
The United States has conducted over a dozen airstrikes, killing at least 61 people on boats linked to cocaine networks.
Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico criticized the strikes, and some victims were fishermen.

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The White House's legal justification for airstrikes on boats in Latin America has faced criticism as illegal.
Jacobs, a U.S. lawmaker, says information was shared only with select Republicans, and congressional authorization would not validate the strikes.
The United States has conducted over a dozen airstrikes, killing at least 61 people on boats linked to cocaine networks.
Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico criticized the strikes, and some victims were fishermen.