"The US armed forces have for months been carrying out lethal strikes against vessels it says were engaged in drug smuggling in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Now, the families of two men killed in one of those strikes are suing the US government for damages. Two family members of Trinidadian nationals said to have been killed in a US boat strike in the Caribbean have accused the federal government of engaging in "unlawful" activity."
"The lawsuit identified two men, Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, as having been among the six people killed on October 14, 2025. The lawsuit said that a US missile struck their vessel while it was sailing from Venezuela to Trinidad. Joseph and Samaroo were returning home after fishing in waters off the Venezuelan coast and working on farms in the country, the complaint said."
"Joseph, 26 at the time of his death, lived in Las Cuevas, Trinidad, per the lawsuit. The filing saysthat he had tried to return to Trinidad earlier in the summer but was unable to travel after the boat he planned to take experienced engine trouble. He later secured another ride home in October. Samaroo, 41 at the time of his death and also a resident of Las Cuevas, had been working on a farm in Venezuela after his early release on parole."
The US has carried out months of lethal strikes on vessels accused of drug smuggling in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, killing more than 100 people since September. Two family members of Trinidadian nationals filed a federal wrongful-death lawsuit alleging a US missile struck a vessel on October 14, 2025, while it sailed from Venezuela to Trinidad. The suit identifies Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41, among six killed; the men were returning after fishing and working on farms. The filing accuses the federal government of unlawful military activity and seeks damages.
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