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 ...

The decision comes as a growing number of migrants give up on seeking asylum in the U.S., often after crossing the perilous ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio traveled to the region and warned of Chinese encroachment. Several Latin American ...

U.S. rallies on the streets and the star-spangled banner in flames, Panama hasn’t taken well to President Donald Trump’s vow to repossess its famous canal.

Deporting migrants to Central American countries removes many political and legal hurdles for the Trump administration. How ...

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 ...

In 1869, French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had delivered the Suez Canal through Egypt, agreed to replicate the feat in 1881 in Panama (then a province of Colombia). But slashing through ...

The U.S. president has announced several times in recent weeks that he intends to «bring back» the Panama Canal. For many ...

The U.S. has deported more than 400 migrants — from nations as far as China and Vietnam — to Panama and Costa Rica, leaving ...

The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Panama two weeks ago, meeting Mulino in the midst of a dispute over ownership of ...

A team from NPR's All Things Considered went to Panama to report on the canal there, which has gained attention in recent months due to President Trump's comments about the U.S. taking control of it.