US EditionColombia's desert north feels the pain of Trump's cuts
- Aid cuts authorized by US President Trump since January 2025 drastically reduced humanitarian support in Colombia's Guajira desert, especially in La Pista migrant camp.
- These cuts reflect Trump and Elon Musk's view that US federal spending is bloated and should prioritize Americans over foreigners receiving aid.
- As a result, USAID’s Colombia budget fell by 40%, shutting down projects like Save the Children and reducing NGOs from 28 to 3 in the area.
- Local mayor Miguel Aragon called the cuts "a cold bucket of water," while aid recipients like María Mercedes Lievano and Luz Marina expressed fears of worsening malnutrition and hardship.
- These aid reductions threaten progress by increasing food insecurity and heightening risks of residents joining criminal groups in Colombia's largest migrant camp.
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Detachment in a Colombian Desert: Indigenous and Migrants Suffer Trump Cuts · Global Voices
The sun burns relentlessly in the Colombian desert of La Guajira. Pregnant for eight months, Astrid survives along with thousands in an abandoned airport where the country’s largest indigenous and migrant camp operates, now driven by cuts in U.S. aid. A suffocating breeze spreads the smell of garbage accumulated in this baptized place La Pista, punished by hunger and thirst. In the second poorest region of Colombia (65%) and where more children …
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