NSL4A condemned the Trump Administration’s lethal strikes on boats in South American waters as ineffective, unlawful, and carried out on inadequate intelligence, warning they destroy evidence, undermine international cooperation, and risk implicating U.S. servicemembers in potential war crimes. NSL4A urges Congress to reassert its authority to ensure counternarcotics operations are effective, legal, and consistent with maritime law.

NSL4A is alarmed over the State Department’s plan to eliminate roughly 2,000 positions, including 700 career Foreign Service Officers, and to shutter or consolidate 132 bureaus and offices.