US sued over missile strike killing Trinidadians
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January 28, 2026
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A group of United States-based human rights lawyers have filed a lawsuit in US federal court on behalf of the families of two Trinidadian men killed during a US missile strike on October 14, 2025, alleging the deaths were unlawful and demanding accountability from the Donald Trump administration.
The case, titled Burnley v US, is being brought on behalf of the mother of Chad Joseph and the sister of Rishi Samaroo. The men were killed while travelling by boat after working in Venezuela.
KILLED IN MISSILE STRIKE: Rishi Samaroo.
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