The Long History of Lawlessness in U.S. Policy Toward Latin America

The Long History of Lawlessness in U.S. Policy Toward Latin America

By shipping immigrants to Nayib Bukele’s megaprison in El Salvador, Trump is drawing on a deep history of U.S. involvement in Latin America.

Latin America Three Months into the Trumpocalypse

Nobody is complaining anymore about Latin America and the Caribbean being neglected by the hegemon to the north. The Trump administration is contending with it on multiple fronts: prioritizing “massive deportations,” halting the “flood of drugs,” combatting “threats to US security,” and stopping other countries from “ripping us off” in trade. The over 200-year-old Monroe Doctrine is alive and on steroids. But has Washington taken a sharp right t…

U.S. Lawlessness in Latin America: The Dark Legacy of Deportation and State Terror

By shipping immigrants to Nayib Bukele’s megaprison in El Salvador, Trump is using a far-right ally for his own ends. The post The Long History of Lawlessness in U.S. Policy Toward Latin America appeared first on The Intercept. Source

Latin America: Three Months into the Trumpocalypse

Nobody is complaining anymore about Latin America and the Caribbean being neglected by the hegemon to the north. The Trump administration is contending with it on multiple fronts: prioritizing “massive deportations,” halting the “flood of drugs,” combatting “threats to US security,” and stopping other countries from “ripping us off” in trade. The over 200-year-old Monroe Doctrine is alive and on steroids. But has Washington taken a sharp right t…