The opening of a detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," was overshadowed by Trump's legislative actions that heavily funded immigration enforcement, negatively impacting social programs and healthcare for 17 million Americans. Concurrently, the announcement of the end of USAID and its program cuts has initiated catastrophic consequences, particularly evidenced in war-torn Sudan with the shuttering of clinics and critical aid. A recent Lancet study warns this dismantling could lead to over 14 million additional global deaths in the next five years due to the ongoing effects of these changes.
The British medical journal Lancet this week published a study that estimated the ending of USAID could lead to more than 14 million additional deaths globally during the next five years.
The cuts to USAID, cancellation of its many programs and ensuing stop-work orders around the world have had cascading effects that could cost lives.
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