

I wish more folks would pay attention to what is happening in Ecuador. The vast majority of the population don’t deserve any of this.
And of course the real driver of all this is people up in the global north (UK/EU/USA/etc) treating cocaine as a party drug that has only grown in popularity despite all the health and addiction concerns.
Meanwhile the very real and tragic consequences are that global narco gangs have more money and power than local governments. Ecuador used to be a nice place to live just a few years ago. Now you can’t go out in the streets at night.
For more information on being a US resident/citizen trying to get out of the US, and what your options are in various countries, I also highly recommend Trans World Express https://transworldexpress.org/wiki/Main_Page
The info there isn’t necessarily only useful to trans people, but mostly is aimed at trans people, since trans people are very vulnerable right now.