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NEW YORK 鈥� A U.S. district court has ordered the Trump administration to lift the total secrecy surrounding its rules for drone strikes and other killings abroad. This order comes as a result of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits filed by the 桃子视频 and New York Times in December 2017.

The Trump administration鈥檚 rules, known as the 鈥淧rinciples, Standards, and Procedures,鈥� are believed to loosen Obama-era policy restrictions aimed at limiting civilian casualties in areas 鈥渙utside of active hostilities,鈥� such as in Yemen, Somalia, among others. The district court rejected the administration鈥檚 claim that it could not even confirm or deny whether the new rules exist. The Trump lethal force rules reportedly include lifting a requirement that a target must present a 鈥渃ontinuing, imminent鈥� threat to the United States, and permitting lethal strikes against a broader category of people, including those with no special skills or leadership roles. The Trump administration鈥檚 rules also reportedly eliminate the high-level vetting required for each individual strike, instead requiring only 鈥渉igher-level approval鈥� of 鈥渃ountry plans鈥� that will be reviewed annually.

Brett Max Kaufman, senior staff attorney with the ACLU, had the following comment:

鈥淛ust like during the last administration, a court has decided that President Trump has stretched implausible claims of secrecy over the government鈥檚 killing rules too far. The government should not only acknowledge these new rules exist, but make them public. Credible media and human rights groups have made clear that the Trump administration is killing more people in more places, with civilians and their communities bearing the brunt of tragic costs. We look forward to the government鈥檚 response and to ensuring the administration is held accountable for this country鈥檚 lethal force program abroad.鈥�