Recent immigration trends in Central America have escalated due to global migratory patterns aiming for the US. Trump's administration is imposing strict measures on Central American nations to cooperate with harsh deportation policies, leading to increased tensions and limited rights for deported immigrants from Asia and the Middle East. This coercive strategy, described as one of threats and imposition, effectively transforms diplomatic relations, compelling these nations to compromise their own sovereignty while managing significant migrant populations without adequate oversight or transparency.
Caught in the middle are hundreds of immigrants from Asia and the Middle East who have been deported to Panama and Costa Rica as part of an experiment of sorts that observers say lacks transparency and could violate their rights.
It's clear that there's a new order of relations in this matter where things are demanded of countries that are not in a position to refuse.
The threats, such as to take back the Panama canal or impose tariffs, have forced a flurry of deals between Washington and Central American countries.
In Trump's first term, it was said that it was a transactional logic; in this case, I would say that it's one of imposition, a logic of threats.
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