Latin America is facing an unsettling new reality undergirded by rising fears that no country is considered off-limits to U.S. President Donald Trump. Latin America is facing an unsettling new reality undergirded by rising fears that no country is considered off-limits to U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. has also reopened shuttered military bases in Puerto Rico, which is one of the biggest signs that Trump has long-term plans in Latin America. Last week, Mexico sent 37 cartel members to the United States at the request of the Justice Department. When asked about the long-term objectives of the U.S. military in the Caribbean and Latin America, a Pentagon official told Foreign Policy that “U.S.