A. Martinez

I'm A. Martinez, that's Leila Fadl, and this is Up First from NPR News.

U.S.

strikes in the Caribbean are under bipartisan scrutiny, and now some lawmakers say Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have violated international law when he reportedly gave an order to kill everyone aboard one of the alleged drug boats.

This rises to the level of a war crime, if it's true.

We'll hear how the Trump administration is responding.

The suspect is Afghan National Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who's been charged with first-degree murder.

He was granted asylum earlier this year after coming to the U.S.

under a Biden-era program that facilitated temporary legal status for people who worked with the U.S.

military in Afghanistan.

Some U.S.

lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say at least one of President Trump's attacks against a boat in the Caribbean Sea may have been a war crime.

For more, we now go to John Otis, who is covering the story from neighboring Colombia.

John, the U.N.

says these American strikes violate international law.

Some U.S.

lawmakers now have raised the issue of war crimes, but there is no declaration of war against Venezuela.

Now, President Trump has been warning airlines to steer clear of Venezuelan airspace.

What does that mean about a possible attack?

Now, John, while this is happening, President Trump then suddenly announced that he has plans to pardon a former Honduran president who is convicted of drug trafficking.

So why that?