Panama’s government announced on Tuesday, Aug. 20, that it deported 29 Colombians on the first deportation flight funded by the United States government. The move is part of an agreement made in July between Panama and the U.S. The deportation flight falls in line with Panama’s new president, Jose Raul Mulino, who vowed during his…

Since taking office, President Joe Biden has faced challenges in curbing illegal immigration. To address the issue, the President met with officials from 11 other nations in the Americas on Friday, Nov. 3 to focus on shared migration challenges and building economic relationships. The Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Leaders’ Summit aims to reduce dependence…

Near Mexico’s southern border, hundreds of families wait for buses headed north to Mexico City. It’s just one stop on a nearly 1,800-mile migration into the United States. This is a new stop. Buses are available for $80 a ticket to families who may or may not have appointments with immigration officials. Mexican officials opened…

More than 90,000 migrants crossed the deadly Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia in 2021, according to Panamanian authorities. A majority of migrants making the dangerous trek are Haitians hoping to seek asylum in America. Adults and children rely on smugglers to transport them by boat and leave them to find their way through a 66-mile stretch…

A new border crisis is forming in the small border town of Del Rio, Texas across from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico on Friday. An estimated 12,000 migrants, mostly Haitian, are waiting to ask for asylum in the U.S. Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge, and presented the Biden administration with a…