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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
World
Oliver Milman

Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks

a side-by-side image shows an ICE agent in tactical gear on the left and destroyed homes after a hurricane on the right
Left: An ICE agent outside an immigration detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, on 26 May. Right: Destroyed homes after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, Haiti, on 7 October 2016. Composite: The Guardian, AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displacement from climate-driven disasters, a Guardian analysis shows.

As the Trump administration pushes policies to boost planet-heating fossil fuels, millions of people are being forced to flee their homelands due to storms, floods and droughts worsened by the climate crisis.

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