"After a year of gutting the United States government, deploying armed jackboots to American cities, and bombing at least seven countries, the Trump administration kicked off 2026 by invading Venezuela and kidnapping its president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. In the wake of that assault, President Trump doubled down on his abandonment of the isolationist positions he once supposedly held, threatening military action against Colombia, Cuba, Iran, and Mexico."
"In truth, American imperialism defines much of this country's history, but the latest escalation comes at a time when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have also been deployed around the nation to grab immigrants off the streets and whisk them to detention centers. Meanwhile, Trump has continued to preach the jingoistic gospel of stopping the arrival of new refugees and migrants, while blasting European governments over migration -"
The U.S. escalated both domestic repression and foreign military actions in 2026, including an invasion of Venezuela and the abduction of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The U.S. president threatened military action against Colombia, Cuba, Iran, and Mexico and asserted ambitions regarding Greenland. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been deployed nationwide to detain immigrants, while rhetoric against refugees and migrants intensified and European governments were criticized over migration. Planned or threatened military campaigns are likely to produce further mass displacements. Longstanding American imperialism and the U.S. war on terror have already displaced tens of millions since 2001.
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