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MEGAN JANETSKY

MEGAN JANETSKY

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They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama

Over the past week, Panama's government has released dozens of migrants from around the world who were deported from the U.S. The migrants fled conflict, religious persecution, poverty and government crackdowns in countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Cameroon, China, Pakistan and Iran

They crossed the world to reach the US. Now deported under Trump, they're stuck in Panama
Americas|Business|Economy|Political|World

Mexico says it will impose retaliatory tariffs on US with details coming Sunday

Mexico’s president says the country will respond to the 25% tariffs imposed by the United States with retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods, with details to come

Mexico says it will impose retaliatory tariffs on US with details coming Sunday
Americas|Political|World

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

Panama and Costa Rica turning into a 'black hole' for migrants and deportees from US, observers warn
Americas|Political|US|World

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 US lines up Latin American cooperation for migrant deportations
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

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

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

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees

A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries have climbed down the stairs of an airplane in Costa Rica’s capital, the first flight of deportees from other nations Costa Rica agreed to hold in detention facilities for the Trump administration while it organized the return back to their countries

Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
Americas|Political|US|World

With doors closed to the US, asylum-seekers turn to their Plan B: A new life in Mexico

After President Donald Trump effectively slammed the door on asylum-seekers crossing the U.S. southern border when he took office in January, many are recalibrating their plans

With doors closed to the US, asylum-seekers turn to their Plan B: A new life in Mexico
Americas|Business|Economy|Political|US

Mexican border cities are in limbo as tariff threats spark fears of a recession

President Donald Trump’s threats to impose 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada have left many cities along Mexico's northern border in limbo

Mexican border cities are in limbo as tariff threats spark fears of a recession
Americas|Political|US|World

Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to US border after Trump's tariff threat

A line of Mexican National Guard and Army trucks are rumbling along the border separating Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, Texas, among the first of 10,000 troops Mexico has sent to its northern frontier following tariff threats by President Donald Trump

Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to US border after Trump's tariff threat
Americas|Health|Political|US|World

Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America

A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor

Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
Americas|Crime|Political|US|World

Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins

Migrants in Mexico who were hoping to come to the U.S. are adjusting to a new and uncertain reality after President Donald Trump began cracking down on border security

Asylum-seekers pushed to new extremes in Mexico after Trump's border crackdown begins
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Mexico defends sovereignty as US seeks to label cartels as terrorists

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum says President Donald Trump’s executive order moving toward designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations would only impact Mexico if there’s close coordination between the two governments

Mexico defends sovereignty as US seeks to label cartels as terrorists
Americas|News

Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels

A group of about 5,000 mostly Venezuelan migrants hoping to make it to the U.S. spent three days in the Mexican town of Irapuato waiting for a train that many in the group worried would never come

Migrants hoping to reach US continue north through Mexico by train amid historic migration levels
Americas|News|World

As migration surges in Americas, 'funds simply aren't there' for humanitarian response, UN says

Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but a U.N. officials says international “funds simply aren’t there” for humanitarian needs

As migration surges in Americas, 'funds simply aren't there' for humanitarian response, UN says
Americas|News|Travel|World

Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say

Flight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months

Nicaragua is 'weaponizing' US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say
Americas|News|World

Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39

Mexico’s security authorities have raised the death toll from the Category 5 Hurricane Otis that struck the country’s southern Pacific coast early Wednesday to 39

Mexican security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39
Americas|News|World

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues

Mexican authorities have raised the toll to 48 dead from Hurricane Otis, days after the fierce Category 5 storm struck the country’s southern Pacific coast and the tourist city of Acapulco

Hurricane Otis death toll rises to 48, missing now number 36 as search and recovery work continues
Americas|News|World

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

Hurricane Otis shredded Acapulco, Mexico, last week and tore apart the lives of hundreds of thousands of people

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco's poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath
Economy|News|Travel|World

El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration

El Salvador’s government has begun slapping a $1,130 fee on travelers from dozens of countries connecting through the nation’s main airport

El Salvador slaps a $1,130 fee on African and Indian travelers as US pressures it to curb migration
Americas|Crime|Lifestyle|News

Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats

Thousands have marched in Mexico’s capital demanding justice for an influential LGBTQ+ figure who was found dead at home in the city of Aguascalientes after receiving death threats

Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBTQ+ figure found dead after death threats
Americas|Celebrity|Entertainment|News|World

El Salvador's Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president

The Miss Universe competition hosted by El Salvador is the latest spectacle touted by President Nayib Bukele in his efforts to change the reputation of his historically violence-torn nation

El Salvador's Miss Universe pageant drawing attention at crucial moment for president
Americas|News|World

Venezuela says troops will stay deployed until British military vessel leaves waters off Guyana

Venezuela says it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighboring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South American nations

Venezuela says troops will stay deployed until British military vessel leaves waters off Guyana
Americas|News|Travel|World

Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.

Mexico and Venezuela say they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico

Mexico and Venezuela restart repatriation flights amid pressure to curb soaring migration to U.S.
Americas|Crime|News|Videos

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast

Schools and stores are shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers are roaming the streets of Ecuador’s biggest cities after armed gang members invaded a television station live afternoon newscast

Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast

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