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According the vision of the Washington Office on Latin American Affairs (WOLA)with the return of Donald Trump to the presidencyLatin America faces a transformative and turbulent period in its relations with its northern neighbor. Trump’s first term was defined by transactional negotiations, economic pressure tactics and the marginalization of human rights issues in favor of short-term political gains, a pattern that could intensify in his second term. A similar x-ray describes the Amnesty International organization, after the directors and executive directors of all Amnesty International Sections in the Americas have come together to express their reasons for concern regarding President Trump’s government program, the possible threats to human rights, both in the United States and in the rest of the world, and the impact of the new president’s mandate in the region. According to WOLA, Trump’s nominations, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, Christopher Landau as Deputy Secretary of State, and the rapid nominations of US ambassadors to several Latin American countries, such as Mexico, indicate that the region will be a higher priority in US foreign policy, especially regarding migration and illicit drugs. Hence, Trump’s growing alignment with populist, often authoritarian leaders in Latin America, such as Javier Milei of Argentina, Nayib Bukele of El Salvador and the Bolsonaro family in Brazil, could strengthen antidemocratic actors and threaten the democratic institutions of the region, civil liberties, citizen security and the protection of human rights. In that sense, the organization highlights that under a second Trump administration, it anticipates significant setbacks at the level of democratic norms, civic space, human rights protection, judicial independence, inclusion and diversity initiatives, and the response to the climate crisis. Migration According to Ana Piquer, Americas director at Amnesty International, the rhetoric used by President Trump in his previous term and during his recent campaign attacked the most vulnerable people, especially migrants, and the president plans to deport millions of people. and close the borders of the United States, without examining the cases of people who need protection. Amnesty International has documented that collective deportations only fuel human suffering and increase regional instability. “The threat of disregard for the human rights of people seeking safety in the United States, or anywhere on the continent, and the right to asylum requires us to alert the international community of the danger that these discourses constitute if they are adopted as policies.” “said Marcos Gómez, director of the Venezuela Section of Amnesty International. “Countries cannot ignore their international obligation to provide guarantees and protect people who seek security and better living conditions.” “Countries cannot ignore their international obligation to provide guarantees and protect people who seek security and better living conditions” In that same sense, WOLA highlights that although the Biden administration put the United States asylum system out of reach of many migrants arriving at the US-Mexico border, it opened and preserved other avenues for the protection of people. migrants, as well as protection against deportation in the United States. Programs such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and humanitarian parole status for citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. However, he said, now Trump’s focus on mass deportation, likely using military personnel, unprecedented in modern US history., could expel millions of people through raids, internment in camps and large-scale deportations. Human rights Another growing concern regarding President Trump’s administration is the protection of women’s right to live without violence, as well as the right to sexual and reproductive health.including abortion, which were attacked during the first term of the now president. “The increasing tendency to attack the achievements that the movements defending the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people have achieved in the Americas will be met with fierce resistance and solidarity, from the extreme north to the extreme south of the continent” said Mariela Belski, director of Amnesty International Argentina. “The increasing tendency to attack the achievements that the movements defending the rights of women and LGBTQI+ people have achieved in the Americas will be met with fierce resistance and solidarity, from the extreme north to the extreme south of the continent” , he continued. Therefore, different organizations predict that as Trump prepares for a second term, Latin America faces the prospect of deeper authoritarianismgrowing human rights challenges and a further erosion of democratic principles, with many leaders likely to find in the new US administration an ally for their conservative agendas. Keep reading:· End of DEI policies will lead companies to layoffs and eliminate anti-discrimination initiatives· Trump pardons two Washington DC police officers convicted of fatal pursuit of an African American· Republicans present law to prohibit citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants