As our helicopter hovered above the treetops of the uncontrolled area known as the Darién Jungle between Colombia and Panama, we were struck by the density and darkness of the jungle below us. To counter the human smugglers and traffickers who lure migrants with the promise of an easy route north to freedom and economic […]
As our helicopter hovered above the treetops of the uncontrolled area known as the Darién Jungle between Colombia and Panama, we were struck by the density and darkness of the jungle below us. To counter the human smugglers and traffickers who lure migrants with the promise of an easy route north to freedom and economic […]
METETI, Panama – Not far from this small town, the 30,500-kilometer-long Pan-American Highway ends at a jungle wall – the Darién Gap, a notorious wilderness that stretches from Colombia to Panama. In just three years, 1.5 million migrants – attracted by the Biden-Harris administration’s open border – have navigated the paths of this jungle on […]
Panama deported 29 Colombians on Tuesday. The flight was the first paid for by the United States under an agreement signed between the two countries in July, according to the Panamanian government. The Colombians had entered Panama illegally through the Darién jungle, a route used by more than 500,000 migrants heading north last year. The […]
Michael Kemper, traffic chief for the New York Police Department, honored two heroic migrants on Tuesday who rescued a woman in Queens last month from a dangerous criminal who attacked her with a knife. Photo by Dean Moses Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates and local insights delivered straight to […]
NEW YORK (WABC) — A new eviction plan in New York City is expected to impact migrant families living in homeless shelters. The new directive sets a 60-day stay limit for migrants living in a particular home. Critics say a new stay limit for migrant families with children could drive them onto the streets. Nearly […]
(RNS) — Among the world’s 280 million immigrants, Christians, Muslims and Jews make up a larger proportion than the general population, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center released Monday (August 19). “You see that migrants come to countries like the United States, Canada or various places in Western Europe and that […]
The problem: A young Venezuelan migrant was arrested for robbing and attacking a passenger. The story in the Post about an 11-year-old boy from Venezuela who allegedly beat someone on the Line 7 subway and stole his cell phone is sad (“Video of child beaters,” August 16). Has it come to the point where migrant […]
The company offers a 10-day trek through the jungle, calling it “a place you should see in your lifetime before you get too old.” “Are you ready for the craziest adventure of your life? Come along if you dare,” writes the company, which charges just over £3,000 for the tour. Wandermut does not mention the […]
Date 18.08.2024 04:30:31 (MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) Panama and the United States will launch repatriation flights next Tuesday, August 20, for migrants who have crossed theDarienJungle, as part of a cooperation agreement between the two countries.This was announced by the President of the Republic of Panama,José Raúl Mulino in an […]
