Panama, Costa Rica and Migrants

Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole’ for migrants and 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 of a suddenly reversed migration flow.
Panama is organizing boat route long used for migrant smuggling for 'reverse flow' south
Panama says it’s working to formalize a route long used to smuggle migrants on the way to the U.S., which is now being increasingly used to return migrants to South America in a reverse flow triggered
Migrants expelled from U.S. to Costa Rica, Panama in a legal 'black hole'
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 of a suddenly reversed migration flow.
Costa Rica and Panama coordinate to move southbound migrants
Costa Rica and Panama are coordinating to expedite southbound migrant transit through their countries along the same route that carried hundreds of thousands north in recent years.
Panama and Costa Rica face growing flow of migrants heading back south
Panama and Costa Rica are among a number of Latin American nations that have agreed to cooperate with U.S. President Donald Trump as he ramps up his deportation machine and restricts access to asylum in the U.
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Mexico’s Bold Plan to Rival the Panama Canal
Could Mexico’s shipping corridor be the future of global trade? With rising costs and congestion at the Panama Canal, Mexico ...
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The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations
MEXICO CITY — Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it’s a U.S. immigration detention facility. Families from Central Asia flown to Panama and Costa Rica to await voluntary ...
Locked in a Jungle Camp, Migrants Deported to Panama Face Uncertain Future
More than 100 asylum seekers from around the world sent to Panama from the United States have no sense how long they will be ...
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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: January drop, Darién Gap, Panama and Costa Rica, Guantanamo, Budget
With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See ...
Punjab man deported via Panama: ‘Wanted to return from Mexico… but donkers forced us to cross the border at gunpoint’
"My agent is promising to send me abroad again.. but I don't want to go now. I want my money back," said the Patiala-based ...
Old Mexico Restaurant catches fire in Panama City
The Old Mexico Restaurant in Panama City has caught fire. Local emergency services responded to the fire on Thursday around 9:45 p.m., at 430 S Tyndall Parkway. It appears the fire has been ...
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Panama to formalize long-used migrant smuggling boat route to handle 'reverse flow' south
PANAMA CITY — Panama said on Tuesday that ... and Panama known as the Darien Gap and waiting more than a year in Mexico for an asylum appointment on the border. Migrants from countries like ...
Lawsuit Against Panama Challenges Detention of Trump Deportees
A group of lawyers accused Panama of violating the rights of people deported from the United States under the Trump ...