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The International Criminal Court in The Hague. (Peter Dejong\/Pool\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Four human rights groups filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Tuesday, arguing that President Donald Trump\u2019s imposition of sanctions on the International Criminal Court is illegal.<\/p>

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The groups said the sanctions were a \u201cblatantly illegal attack on international justice\u201d that must be struck down. They alleged that the sanctions infringe on constitutional rights to free speech, association and religion, and that they violate obligations under international law.<\/p>\n

The Hague-based ICC<\/a> is the only permanent international court with the power to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression and war crimes. The United States does not recognize the ICC\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n

A White House official said the U.S. has been steadfast in its opposition to what it called the court\u2019s \u201cillegitimate judicial overreach.\u201d The official called the court a \u201cnational security threat\u201d that has been an \u201cinstrument for lawfare\u201d against the U.S. and Israel.<\/p>

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In February 2025, Trump signed an executive order<\/a> placing sanctions on the ICC, alleging that the court engaged in \u201cillegitimate and baseless actions\u201d targeting the U.S. and \u201cclose ally Israel,\u201d including by issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The court issued arrest warrants<\/a> for Netanyahu along with a former Israeli defense minister and former Hamas commander in 2024, accusing each of war crimes and crimes against humanity.<\/p>\n

The rights groups that filed the suit are the American Friends Service Committee, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Human Rights Watch and the Open Society Foundations.<\/p>\n

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