US foreign ministry under Marco Rubio; sanctioned ICC judges and prosecutors; found to have targeted pro-Palestinian noncitizens unlawfully
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The U.S. Department of State was established on July 27, 1789 as the first federal agency created under the Constitution and is headquartered in the Harry S. Truman Building in Washington, D.C. It is the lead federal agency for foreign affairs, advising the president, running diplomatic missions, negotiating treaties, issuing passports and visas, and representing the U.S. at the United Nations. Marco Rubio, confirmed 99-0, was sworn in as the 72nd Secretary of State on January 21, 2025. In the linked stories, the department sanctioned ICC officials, including ICC President Tomoko Akane and trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye in August 2026, bringing sanctioned officials to nine of 18 ICC judges and both deputy prosecutors. On 30 September 2025 a federal judge ruled in AAUP v. Rubio that State and DHS targeted noncitizens for pro-Palestinian speech in violation of the First Amendment.
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Secretary Rubio was the first cabinet member who was confirmed in the second Trump Administration. He received a historic unanimous vote of 99-0 in the U.S. Senate.
Young issued a 161-page decision finding the government's deportation campaign against noncitizen protesters unconstitutional.
the ICC called the sanctions a flagrant attack on its independence