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Trump Policies Lead to a Wave of Reverse Migration

2025/3/31
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President Trump's immigration policies, including increased deportations and border restrictions, have led to a wave of reverse migration, forcing people to return to countries they had previously fled. This has created significant challenges for both the migrants and the countries they are returning to, particularly in Panama, where a small island is struggling to cope with the influx.
  • Increased deportations under Trump administration
  • Closure of US Southern border to immigrants
  • Reverse migration to countries migrants originally fled
  • Strain on resources of small island in Panama
  • System collapse due to sudden change in US policy

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During his campaign, President Trump promised to stem migration to the United States. And since taking office his administration has deported plane loads of people, some of whom were in the U.S. legally. Hundreds of deportees have been sent to prison in El Salvador. And President Trump has essentially closed the door to immigrants seeking to enter the country through the border with Mexico. These policies have provoked so-called reverse migration, where people go back to the places they once fled. And that has knock-on effects for other countries. We go to a tiny island in Panama to see the effects of U.S. immigration policy.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)