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February 3, 2025 9:34 AM

Rubio tells Panama to end China’s influence of canal or face US action

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday warned Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will "take measures necessary" if Panama does not immediately take steps to end what President Donald Trump sees as China's influence and contr...

July 20, 2024 12:53 PM

Panama to start deporting migrants from Darien Gap within months

Panama's government expects to start deportation flights for migrants who crossed the country's dangerous Darien jungle in two to three months, the country's chief of migration Roger Mojica said Friday. The flights will be paid by the United States ...

June 7, 2024 12:39 PM

Migrants crossing Panama’s Darien Gap in increasing numbers

Just over 170,000 migrants crossed the perilous Darien Gap that connects Panama to Colombia over the first five months of this year, Panama's migration agency said on Thursday, suggesting 2024 could again break records. This is 2% higher than the ne...

May 16, 2024 10:12 AM

UN sees number of young migrants crossing the dangerous Darien Gap up by a third

The number of minors crossing the treacherous jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap is on pace to rise by 34% to reach 160,000 this year, the United Nations' Children Fund (UNICEF) said on Wednesday. The migration of mostly U.S....

September 27, 2023 12:55 PM

Costa Rica to declare state of emergency amid migrant surge

Large numbers of migrants have been crossing into the United States from Mexico in recent weeks, piling pressure on the Biden administration to stem the flow of people as the U.S. 2024 presidential election race begins to heat up. More migrants have...