The “racist hate speech” being used by Donald Trump and other US political leaders, along with the country’s intensified crackdowns on migration, has led to “grave human rights violations,” a UN watchdog has said. In Minneapolis, where federal immigration agents flooded the streets this year, the panel pointed to a “pattern of serious human rights violations”. The panel issued a decision after the American Civil Liberties Union called on it to weigh in on potential rights violations in the administration’s crackdown in Minnesota. Previous US governments, including those led by Barack Obama and Joe Biden, have also been criticised by the panel. Neither of them were singled out for their rhetoric, however, while this time the UN-backed body specifically cited Trump’s speech as problematic.

Source: The Guardian March 13, 2026 16:25 UTC