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Lawsuit from families of men killed in boat strikes is the first to reach U.S. court

NPR | By Carrie Johnson
Published February 4, 2026 at 5:12 PM EST

Relatives of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. airstrike last year are suing over what they call extrajudicial killings. It's the first such case to land in an American courthouse.

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