We Stand With Puerto Rico: No Military Ops in Puerto Rico, No War on S. America

I am writing to demand immediate and decisive action to stop the Trump administration’s ongoing extrajudicial killings of people on small boats in the Caribbean. These killings—carried out without transparency, oversight, or lawful authorization—represent a direct assault on both international law and the constitutional limits of executive power. Recent reporting has made it clear: the administration is conducting deadly military strikes against “suspected drug boats,” without due process, without congressional authorization, and without even confirming who they are killing. These acts are not defensive operations. They are illegal killings carried out under the guise of national security. Even the United Kingdom has suspended intelligence sharing with the United States due to these reckless actions. That should alarm every elected official in this country. Congress must reassert its constitutional authority immediately. The power to wage war belongs to Congress—not the President—and certainly not to an unaccountable executive branch carrying out secret maritime assassinations. But reclaiming that authority does not mean granting the executive a blank check to wage new wars whenever it chooses. The United States must not escalate military aggression toward Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, or any part of the Caribbean and Latin America. No more unauthorized strikes. No more shadow wars. No more militarized imperial adventurism. Right now, the people of Puerto Rico are taking to the streets to protest the administration’s military trainings and operations conducted on their land without consent. Puerto Rico has endured a long and brutal history of militarization and exploitation at the hands of Washington. Their resistance should be heard clearly: they reject being used as a testing ground for U.S. military power. And so do we. We—the working class, the common people, the voters who put you in office and can remove you just as easily—demand that you act now. Stop the killings. End the unlawful operations. Restore Congress’s war powers. And commit to rejecting any future military aggression carried out without overwhelming public support, full congressional debate, and clear adherence to international law. We stand with the people of Puerto Rico. We stand against extrajudicial killings. And we insist you stand with us.