法官还命令司法部向法院私下提交有争议的文件，该文件为有争议的海上击杀行为提供法律依据。
Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea.
周三，一名联邦法官对特朗普政府试图扣留一份司法部备忘录的努力造成了打击，该备忘录认定五角大楼有争议的政策——即即决处决海上疑似贩毒者——是合法的。
A federal judge dealt a blow on Wednesday to the Trump administration’s efforts to withhold a Justice Department memo that deems lawful the Pentagon’s disputed policy of summarily killing suspected drug smugglers at sea.
在一份长达66页的意见书中，曼哈顿联邦地区法院法官保罗·A·恩格尔迈耶驳回了政府为保密提出的两项论点。他还命令政府在两周内提交备忘录供其机密审查。
In a 66-page opinion, Judge Paul A. Engelmayer of Federal District Court in Manhattan rejected two arguments the government made for secrecy. He also ordered the government to submit the memo within two weeks for his confidential review.
该裁决是提起《信息自由法》诉讼、寻求披露政府法律依据的法律团体的一次适度胜利，但这并不意味着备忘录很快就会公开。即使政府不上诉，仍有若干问题有待诉讼解决。
The ruling was a modest victory for legal groups that filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking disclosure of the administration’s legal reasoning, but it does not mean the memo will become public soon. Even if the administration does not appeal, several issues remain to be litigated.
尽管如此，该裁决重新引起了人们对该行动的关注。自2025年9月以来，该行动已实施了70次已知打击，在加勒比海和东太平洋击毙230多人，但已被特朗普总统在伊朗的战争所掩盖。司法部新闻办公室拒绝置评。
Still, the ruling renewed attention to the operation. Since September 2025, the campaign has carried out 70 known strikes, killing more than 230 people in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, but it has become overshadowed by President Trump’s war in Iran. The Justice Department press office declined to comment.
广泛的武力使用法律专家称这些击杀行为为谋杀，因为军方不得故意以平民和民用物体为目标，犯罪者也不会丧失其受保护的平民身份。批评者指责特朗普先生和国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯下达了非法命令。
A broad range of specialists in laws governing the use of lethal force have called the killings murders because the military is not permitted to deliberately target civilians and civilian objects, and people who commit crimes do not lose their protected civilian status. The critics have accused Mr. Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of giving illegal orders.
特朗普政府声称，可以合法向五角大楼怀疑走私毒品的小艇发射导弹，而不采用传统的执法手段进行拦截。该主张的依据是，特朗普先生宣布美国与一份秘密毒品贩运集团名单处于正式武装冲突状态，且未经国会授权。
The Trump administration has asserted that it may lawfully fire missiles at small boats the Pentagon suspects of smuggling drugs instead of interdicting them through traditional law-enforcement methods. The basis for that claim is that Mr. Trump has declared the United States to be in a formal, armed conflict with a secret list of drug cartels, without congressional authorization.