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Groups Sue DOJ Over Cartel Bombing Memo, War-Crime Claims.

6/26/2026

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Civil liberties groups sued in New York federal court to release a DOJ memo.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration defends the memo while a judge has not yet ruled on disclosure.
The bombings, ordered after an executive order labeling drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, have killed 215 people.
Law scholars say the memo mischaracterizes the strikes as an armed conflict, a condition drug cartels lack, raising war-crime concerns.

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Civil liberties groups sued in New York federal court to release a DOJ memo.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration defends the memo while a judge has not yet ruled on disclosure.
The bombings, ordered after an executive order labeling drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, have killed 215 people.
Law scholars say the memo mischaracterizes the strikes as an armed conflict, a condition drug cartels lack, raising war-crime concerns.