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The Latest Breaking News from Panama

Trump deportees stuck in limbo at hotel

Attorney for U.S. deportees to Panama says his clients should not be "victims" of Trump's campaign promises

Salon · Mar 3, 2025

Trump is making Central America become a dumping ground for US immigrants

President bullying countries’ leaders into collaborating with his deportation agenda that critics say violates rights

The Guardian - US · Mar 2, 2025

Why have Costa Rica and Panama agreed to take Asians deported by Trump?

Trump’s tariff threats and political pressures are believed to be reasons third countries agreed to receive deportees.

Al Jazeera · Mar 1, 2025

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Lawyers Struggle to Contact Migrants Deported From U.S. To Remote Jungle Camp in Panama: 'They're Disappearing Into a Black Box'

Costa Rican authorities have raised concerns about inadequate medical evaluations and the conditions of U.S. deportees held in detention facilities near the Panamanian border

Latin Times · Feb 28, 2025

Central American Countries Struggle With Reversed Migration Flow

Costa Rica and Panama grapple with challenges of managing sudden migration shifts and deportations, raising human rights concerns.

Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ' black hole' for migrants, 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

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

Panama Will Offer a Return Route for Migrants Coming Back From The U.S. Due to Trump's Border Crackdown

The ordeal of those returning has been further highlighted a tragedy last Friday, when a boat carrying 21 migrants capsized in rough waters

Latin Times · Feb 26, 2025

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The US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations

Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it’s a U.S. immigration detention facility

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

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 by the Trump administration

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Migrants Returning South Amid Trump's Asylum Crackdown

Migrants are opting to return home due to U.S. asylum crackdown, facing risks and challenges.

Former US Ambassador to Panama Compares Trump to TV Mob Boss Tony Soprano

The former US ambassador to Panama harshly criticized President Donald Trump, specifically the President's approach towards relations with Latin American nations, comparing him to the merciless fictional mob boss Tony Soprano.

Latin Times · Feb 23, 2025

Thousands of migrants return home by boat after Trump’s crackdown on asylum

They risked their lives in hopes of reaching the US, but have now given up

The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025

Trump compared to mobster Tony Soprano by former envoy to Panama

John Feeley launches stinging critique of US president’s bully-boy approach to Latin America

The Guardian - US · Feb 23, 2025

Isolated in 'harsh conditions:' Deportee from US details legal limbo in Panama camp near Darien Gap

A deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, has described waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” and cut off from access to legal council and other rights

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2025

8-year-old boy dies as boat carrying 'reverse flow' of migrants capsizes off Panama coast

A boat carrying 19 migrants, part of a “reverse flow” of migrants who once hoped to reach the United States, capsized off Caribbean coast of Panama

Costa Rica Facilitates Deportation Of Migrants From Various Nations

Costa Rica acts as a layover for deportees from various countries, including minors, before repatriation. Human rights concerns raised over detention condi...

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Costa Rica joins Panama in detaining deportees from the US in stopover back to their countries

A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees, half of them minors from various countries, is set to land in Costa Rica

The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025

The US has a long history of meddling in Latin America. What’s different about Donald Trump’s approach?

Jimmy Carter, who was president from 1977 to 1981, considered the treaties signed in 1977 to cede control of the Panama Canal to Panama, ending over a century of strained relations, one of the crowning achievements of his administration.

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The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025

Canada, Greenland, Panama, Gaza and now Ukraine: Wake up, world, Donald Trump is coming for you

It’s no longer speculative to ask how the post-Second World War world order, led by the United States, will end. It’s apparently already ended.

Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025

U.S. Deportees Taken To Panama Jungle Camp: 'It Looks Like a Zoo'

The migrants were being kept in a hotel, prevented from going out, and later relocated. "There are fenced cages," a deportee said

Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025

Costa Rica Gears Up To Receive U.S. Deportees From Asian Countries As a Way To Help Its 'Economically Powerful Brother From The North'

135 people will land in the Central American country. About half of them are minors

Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025

U.S. Deportees Trapped In Panama Hotel Relocated After Report Revealed Harsh Conditions, Attempted Suicide

Some 100 migrants who stayed at a hotel in Panama City were relocated. Deportees told The New York Times that they are not safe in their home countries

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Chinese woman ‘escapes’ Panama hotel holding hundreds of America’s deportees

An Irish citizen had already been repatriated

The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025

Police search for woman who escaped Panama hotel where US deportees are being held

Zheng Lijuan fled Panama City hotel as 170 of deported migrants were transported to dense, lawless region

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

Panama is Reportedly Holding Migrants in a Hotel After U.S. Deportation Flights: 'Only a Miracle Can Save Us'

A New York Times investigation shows the Panamanian government is holding migrants deported from the U.S. against their will in a hotel in Panama City.

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