Documenting the Trump Administration's Crimes Against Humanity
January 20, 2025 – Present · Day 429
A Maryland resident with legal protected status was wrongfully deported to El Salvador's mega-prison CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act. The Supreme Court ordered his return; the administration refused to comply.
The Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act — a wartime law last used for Japanese internment — to conduct mass deportations of Venezuelan nationals to El Salvador's CECOT prison without individual hearings.
Trump fired at least 17 inspectors general across federal agencies in a single night, eliminating the primary independent oversight mechanism for government corruption and abuse.
On his first day in office, Trump pardoned or commuted sentences for approximately 1,500 January 6 defendants, including those convicted of assaulting police officers with deadly weapons.