21.01.2025

How Trump’s Team Could Impact Anti-Crime Efforts in LatAm

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As the new Trump administration takes office, Latin America braces for shifts in US policy, with organized crime high on the agenda. Military strikes on Mexican criminals and a possible retaking of the Panama Canal have already featured in the incoming president’s rhetoric. Drawing from the first Trump administration and statements from his team of deputies, we look at how his second-term policies may shape up.

Trump famously prizes loyalty among his deputies, which means his team will likely focus much of their attention on two of the president-elect’s top concerns: drugs and immigration. 

These issues put a lot of focus on Mexico and the southern US border – and on the possible use of the military, under Trump’s direct control as commander in chief, to combat organized crime. 

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