Experts warned that the Trump administration suddenly decided to immediately suspend US foreign aid programs, which may exacerbate violence in Latin America, and thus immigrate more from struggling regions with organizational crimes.
So far, the world's largest aid provider has paid $ 1.5 billion (£ 1.2 billion) to South America in the 2023 fiscal year to provide funds for extensive projects including humanitarian, military, and economic assistance.
However, since the US President has suspended almost all foreign aid in US presidents within at least 90 days, the planned plans have been frozen to review whether they are "consistent" with the interests of his new government.
At least three humanitarian organizations have suspended the support operations of more than 41,000 people in the recently outbreak of Colombian guerrilla violence. The other is to find a job to include hundreds of thousands of Venezuela immigrants into Colombian society.
In Brazil, the Venezueers of the two organizations worked hard to escape from Nicolásmaduro's dictatorship closed their actions and aims to solve the plan for business exploitation for children.
On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a new exemption of "humanitarian aid of life". And supply and reasonable supply to provide necessary administrative expenses for such help. "
It is unclear how the new exemption will affect the cooperation with immigration because all humanitarian aids have been cleared.
The Memorandum of Rubio states that it is not suitable for "involving abortion, family planning meetings ... gender or ideological plans, transgender surgery or other non -life savings assistance", and immigration and refugee assistance can only be used for "Three Kingdoms" Three Kingdoms. The people repatriate their nation -state or three countries. "
Throughout the region, the organization has spent the next step of anxiety and uncertainty in the past few days. Although some people have a diversified source of funds, the US government is the main and even the only funder for many people. Of the about 50 organizations contacted by the Guardian, most organizations refused to comment, and the response issued a cautious statement, and almost no disclosure was disclosed.
Former Deputy Assistant Deputy Deputy Administrative Officer Marcia Wong, a former USAID AD), said that it has suspended a certain degree of pressure and instability to make it a fragile region (such as Latin America). "Organized gang violence is a tragic burden of the region and non-state armed groups. Without help, the vacuum can develop-allowed exploitation and violence," she said.
Although she does not think that "one -to -one correlation" is proposed between instant suspension and the rise of violence, she acknowledges that "you will delete an element that trys to improve the living environment."
In the international assistance department, it is believed that it is impossible for a suspension to last for only 90 days. "I think this will last for several months because they don't review all plans during this period." Susan Reichle, a former senior foreign service officer (USAID), said. "
Reichle is a staff member of the US International Development Agency who has worked in five government for 26 years. He believes that unprecedented decisions that stop most foreign aid in the United States are actually "harming" US national security. She said: "When we suddenly violate cooperation agreements, contracts, and plans with other countries ... this makes us not safe and push it to China."
Reichle also believes that plans to stop immigration may have the opposite impact of Trump on immigrants.
"Venezuela refugees have a plan that they have obtained vocational training through the private sector and supported to stay in Colombia. At present, the plan has stopped," she said.
"Therefore, these immigrants have options. Do you think they will return to Venezuela? No. Will they try to migrate north? Perhaps.
She said: "Therefore, we actually increase the possibility of immigrants that will continue to strengthen or even strengthen, because these plans will end in South America."
In Peru, the two immigration asylum at the SCALABRINI International Immigration Network received a notice from the United Nations International Immigration Organization (IOM). $ 50,000 (£ 40.3) K) Donation this year has been suspended.
The capital of the capital Lima and Takner, the border between Chile, takes over about 2,000 immigrants each year, mainly Venezueers, as well as Ecuador and Columbians to escape from internal violence.
Humanitarian aid accounted for the largest funds in US funds and distributed to South America, 37.9 % in 2023. Peace and Security Projects-including US $ 164.1 billion (£ 132.1 million) to Ecuador provided military assistance and $ 153.8 million (123.9 m) to Columbia-Account (23.1 %).
The economic development plan has obtained 12.5 % of total expenditure; democracy, human rights and governance, 7 %; health, 3.8 %; education and social services, 2.1 %; and environment, only 0.4 %.
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