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US Deports Hundreds of Asian Migrants to Panama Jungle Shelter

About a hundred migrants deported by the United States to Panama, mostly Asians, were placed this Wednesday in a shelter in the inhospitable Darién...

Panama Faces Humanitarian Challenge as US Deportees Seek Freedom

"We are not safe in our country," reads a rudimentary handwritten sign in English shown this Tuesday by women at the window of a...

Honduras President Castro Reverses Course on US Drug Trafficking Treaty

The leftist government of Honduras agreed with the Trump administration to maintain the drug trafficker extradition treaty, ten days before the country was set...

Salvadoran Eco Groups Fight Bukele Gold Mining Expansion

Salvadoran environmentalists accused President Nayib Bukele's government this Saturday of "persecution" and "harassment" for rejecting metal mining promoted by the president and held him...

Panama Receives First US Deportation Flight Under Trump Administration

Panama said it had received a first US military plane transporting 119 deportees of various nationalities, who will now be repatriated to their own...

Guatemala Bus Tragedy Claims 52 Lives in Devastating Ravine Plunge

At least 52 people died on Monday when a bus carrying more than 70 passengers plunged into a ravine at the northern entrance to...
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Salvadoran Worker Loses Everything After 20 Years in US Deportation

José Maximino Amaya lived in the United States for 20 years, but suddenly lost everything he had earned after being detained and deported to...

Couple in Costa Rica Who Allegedly Ran Human Trafficking Ring Arrested

Costa Rica’s Migration Police raided a house and arrested a couple, allegedly from the United States, accused of trafficking for sexual exploitation. According to...

Costa Rica Leatherback Turtle Nesting Season Arrives

From March through July, leatherback turtles are expected to arrive at Tortuguero and Gandoca-Manzanillo. These magnificent creatures, the largest of all sea turtles, can...