Overview

Access to asylum at the border ended and immigration enforcement increased dramatically. Protesters’ rights were violated. Protections were reduced for LGBTI people, especially transgender people. Attacks on reproductive rights intensified. Police use of lethal force disproportionately affected Black people. Progress towards abolishing the death penalty was minimal. Arbitrary and indefinite detention at Guantánamo Bay continued. Despite ongoing gun violence, President Trump discontinued programmes to address the issue. The USA continued using lethal force around the world and provided arms to Israel that were used in direct attacks on civilians and indiscriminate attacks. Gender-based violence continued to disproportionately affect Indigenous women. Environmental and climate regulations were rolled back.