Ana Maria had to pay to enter Mexico illegally -- or risk being kidnapped by ruthless criminals who have turned the migration crisis into a multibillion-dollar business.

The new Panamanian ambassador was given strict instructions as he prepared to meet then-President Donald Trump one day in ...

The protests and subsequent violence were not motivated by Panamanian anger over the existence of genuinely contemptible Jim ...

They had been warned of thieves and heard of fellow migrants slipping and falling along this treacherous route, some unable ...

The Darién Gap, a perilous rainforest passage for migrants, is now at the center of Trump’s migration crackdown.

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino is trying to stem the flow of migrants crossing the treacherous Darien Gap, a 70-mile ...

This article is adapted from AQ’s special report on trends to watch in Latin America in 2025.

In an interview with NBC News, incoming Trump border czar Tom Homan said that people without criminal records may also get ...

President-elect Donald Trump recently threatened to retake control of the Panama Canal, amplifying unfounded claims that Chinese military personnel control the canal and that Panama is ...

The number of US-bound migrants passing through the Darien jungle fell by 41 percent in 2024, with around 302,000 attempting the dangerous journey from Colombia, Panama's president said Thursday.

More than 300,000 migrants crossed the Darien Gap into Panama in 2024, marking a 42% decrease compared to the record number who undertook the dangerous jungle journey from South America the previous ...

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Over 300,000 migrants crossed the Darien Gap into Panama in 2024, 42% fewer than the record number who made the perilous jungle crossing from South America a year earlier, ...