Turned away at the U.S. border, migrants make a dangerous trek in reverse
Trump’s hard-line immigration policies have sparked a reverse migration wave, with migrants traveling south through Panama ...
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With ELN Offensive, Colombia’s Security Crisis Has Come Roaring Back
The armed group ELN launched an offensive last month in northern Colombia, creating the worst security crisis the country has ...
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Behind the Story: Why a Pulitzer Center Grantee Reached Out to Migrants Walking to the U.S.
Image Journalist Chip Mitchell talked with migrants along a highway in Colombia. This photo is from his story "Walking to the ...
Panama, Costa Rica turning into a 'black hole' for deportees from US, observers warn
Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts as they wrestle with the logistics ...
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Trump crackdown leaves Panama facing chaotic reverse migration wave
Boatloads of migrants have returned to South America this week from a new departure point in Panama -- part of an increasing ...
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British holidaymakers told to avoid South American destination as 'state of emergency' is declared
Britons have been issued a fresh South America travel warning due to a crisis in Colombia. In a new update from the Foreign, ...
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Migrants expelled from U.S. to Costa Rica, Panama in a legal 'black hole'
(Matias Delacroix/The Associated Press) Pereira had waited months for an asylum appointment in Mexico after crossing the perilous Darien Gap dividing Colombia ... be flown to Cucuta, a Colombian ...
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Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole’ for migrants and deportees from U.S., observers warn
The decision comes as a growing number of migrants give up on seeking asylum in the U.S., often after crossing the perilous jungles dividing Colombia and Panama. Feb. 26, 2025 Ruiz-Hernandez said ...