The president plunged communities into fear, upended life for thousands of refugees, and moved to stop charities from helping immigrants already in the US.
A simmering diplomatic stand-off over deportation flights spilled onto social media Sunday, threatening the once close relationship between the US and Colombia and further exposing the anxiety many feel in Latin America towards a second Trump presidency.
Trump’s uncharitable rhetoric and less-than-civilised treatment of illegal immigrants are, at the very least, likely to fuel more anti-American sentiment in the region. This resentment towards the US may well manifest in building bridges with governments and ideologies that are inimical to US interests.
More than a million migrants who were allowed to enter the United States during the Biden administration may have their temporary stays revoked and be rapidly deported, according to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement document that became public Friday.
Donald Trump’s promise to implement a mass deportation policy could have significant impacts on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, the primary destination for remittances sent by immigrants. Some countries’ economies depend heavily on these funds.
Several chafed at his plans as President Trump enacted immigration measures affecting their countries and vowed to impose tariffs on Mexico and Canada.
As President Donald Trump continues his crackdown on illegal immigrants in the US, about 3,690 Nigerians have been listed for deportation. This was
How will Mexican leaders respond if, as expected, Trump pressures them to accept deportees from third countries? 'Mexico is in a really tough spot.'
Trump needs to ask himself what would be more impressive: to be known as the president who did what 11 other presidents could not do (free Cuba) or the guy who shaved a few bucks off canal tolls.
For weeks, lawyers and advocates, worried about President Donald Trump’s promised immigration crackdown, have been telling asylum seekers and migrants temporarily paroled into the United States to keep their documents with them at all times in case they are stopped by overzealous cops or immigration agents.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first visit to Latin America will be only to certain US allies, including a very complex meeting in Panama.