Tell your elected officials to END Trump and Hegseth’s lawless boat strikes

We see right through the Trump administration’s “war on drugs” propaganda.

Over the past 350 days, U.S. airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific have killed at least 221 people, Pamela.

More deaths are likely. Defense Secretary Hegseth just announced agreements to carry out joint military operations on land across Colombia, Guatemala, and Honduras, in addition to Ecuador.[1]

Since September 2, 2025, Hegseth’s campaign of extrajudicial killings has destroyed lives — and utterly failed to stop the flow of drugs or alleviate the overdose crisis.

We see right through the Trump administration’s “war on drugs” propaganda, Pamela. As we approach one year of illegal boat strikes, we’re joining partners and mobilizing activists like you to send Congress an urgent, clear demand: healthcare, not warfare.

While Hegseth and Trump threaten more violence that makes us all less safe, we refuse to stay silent. Tell your elected officials to END these lawless military strikes by ensuring that taxpayer dollars are not used to commit murder under the guise of addressing the overdose crisis.

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The Trump administration calls the victims of its strikes “narcoterrorists,” but at least one government source told The Intercept, “They have absolutely no credibility,” and that the claims are “sickening.”[2]

Those on the ground confirm that different, harrowing reality: fishermen, trafficking victims, or workers trying to make a living among those killed. “We were terrified they were going to kill us,” said one Ecuadorian fisherman, who was held at gunpoint after his vessel was attacked.

Whether at sea or on land, Hegseth’s strikes are flatly illegal. The mere suspicion of drug involvement is not a death sentence, especially as the administration struggles to answer for who these strikes are targeting. No matter what they’d have us believe, the Trump administration simply cannot be the judge, jury, and executioner.

As Hegseth plans to bring these strikes onshore, and new reporting uncovers a different series of boat strikes off the coast of Ecuador, this time conducted by the CIA, Congress must step in. Too many have died. Too many more will die if Trump isn’t reined in.

We are the people who don’t look away — not after the first boat strike, and not a year later. We are the people who will push lawmakers to do their jobs and conduct the meaningful oversight and accountability work that can help stop these killings.

Here’s our plan: During the August recess, our partners at the Drug Policy Alliance — a group addressing the harms of drug use and drug criminalization through policy solutions, organizing, and public education — are mobilizing people to meet with representatives in their districts. Our role is to bolster their advocacy by flooding congressional offices back in DC with the same unmistakable demands. Will you join us?

Tell Congress: Stop the Lawless Strikes in Latin America! No more killings in the name of a failed war on drugs that isn’t making anyone any safer.

Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team

1. Associated Press, "After killing hundreds in boat strikes, US military expands campaign on land in Latin America"
2. The Intercept, "“Total Whitewash”: New Pentagon Report Claims U.S. Killed No Civilians in Boat Strikes"

 

 

 

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