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At least 68 African migrants were killed when a U.S. airstrike hit a detention center in Saada, Yemen, following another deadly U.S. attack earlier this month that killed 74 Yemenis at the Ras Isa oil terminal.
In December 2023, Action Corps led 40+ organizations in sending a letter to all 100 U.S. senators calling for action opposing the Saudi government's assault on Ethiopian migrants. These massacres expose a horrifying escalation of U.S. violence against civilians. President Trump is violating Article I of the U.S. Constitution by continuing unauthorized military action in Yemen without congressional approval. The Yemeni people have already endured years of devastating war. Every day that the U.S. government drops more bombs, more innocent lives are lost. The U.S. administration must immediately stop military operations in Yemen, and Congress must exercise its constitutional duty to act. Specifically, members of Congress should immediately introduce a war powers resolutions pursuant to Article I of the constitution and to the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Lives are on the line, and it is time for the U.S. to end this devastating assault.
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New Signal Leak Raises Alarm as Civilian Deaths Mount in Unconstitutional U.S. Strikes on Yemen4/22/2025 Congress should exercise its authority to stop strikes on Yemen
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2025 CONTACT: Isaac Evans-Frantz, Director, Action Corps isaac(at)actioncorps.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Action Corps, a humanitarian advocacy group, and Peace Action, the nation’s largest grassroots peace network, on Tuesday, April 22, called for Congress to introduce a War Powers Resolution to end U.S. military operations in Yemen, following disturbing new reports of civilian deaths and a second leak of sensitive war planning details by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. On Easter Sunday, April 20, The New York Times reported that the U.S. struck a densely populated section of Sana’a, the Yemeni capital, killing 12 people and injuring 30. Dr. Aisha Jumaan, the Seattle-based president of the Yemen Relief and Reconstruction Foundation, said of the bombings that day, “They bombed a market in Sana’a, killing many.” The administration has not sought authorization from Congress, as required by Article I of the U.S. Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The 1973 law allows Congress to end U.S. participation in hostilities not authorized by a formal declaration or specific legislation. “This is a critical test of Congress’ role under the Constitution,” said Evans-Frantz. “We urge lawmakers to step up now—not after more civilians are killed or more classified information is mishandled.” The Trump administration launched the current air campaign in Yemen on March 15 without congressional authorization. The following day Dr. Anees al-Asbahi, a spokesperson for the Ansar Allah (Houthi) government health ministry, reported that 53 people had been killed, including women and children, and 98 people injured, in one of the most expansive attacks on the country since October 2023. The strikes reportedly included attacks on residential areas in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, the Dahyan power station, a cancer facility being built in the city of Saada, and critical infrastructure across multiple governorates. From March 23 to 24, the U.S. pummeled the country with airstrikes on Sadaa, Hodeida, and Sana’a, striking a building in Sana’a that resulted in at least one death and 13 people injured, according to local authorities. The U.S. administration has continued the strikes since. Second Signal Leak Raises New Security Questions According to a New York Times investigation published Saturday, Defense Secretary Hegseth used a Signal chat on his personal phone, which included his wife, brother, and personal lawyer—to share flight schedules of F/A-18 Hornets ahead of the March 15 airstrikes on Yemen. |
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