Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., in a letter to President Donald Trump suggested that an examination of the evidence indicates that the administration's boat strikes against alleged drug traffickers have killed people who were not participating in narcotrafficking. "In late July 2025, you directed the Department of Defense to conduct kinetic operations to combat narcotrafficking operations in the Americas. "In September 2025, the United States launched boat strikes in international waters in the Americas pursuant to your directive. That legal opinion (and the specific factual conditions) is classified. The EXORD contains targeting criteria that the Department of Defense should use in carrying out your kinetic operations directive.