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The panel approved the legislation last week, but it would need to be passed by both the full Senate and House to be enacted.
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U.S. Southern Command has reported at least 200 people killed in 62 strikes against suspected drug boats since the strikes began in September 2025.
As of Thursday, Joint Task Force Southern Spear had destroyed 53 vessels in 52 strikes: 50 go-fast boats, two low-profile vessels, and one semi-submersible. Officials said 178 people have died in these operations.
General Francis L. Donovan directed the “lethal kinetic strikes” on the pair of vessels operated by designated terrorist organizations, SOUTHCOM said.
The Trump administration has been attacking suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific and the Caribbean since last September, which have killed over 100 people.
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