U.S. Revokes Visa of Former Panamanian President Who Criticized Trump Deal

Two politicians who spoke out against recent accords between the United States and Panama lost their permission to travel to the United States.

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Why a Venezuelan Mother and Her Children Fled the US

Yessica Rojas, a Venezuelan mother, risked everything to seek a better future for her two children in the United States. This spring, they left Missouri because she feared losing them.

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U.S. Bill Named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh Aims to Shield Asylum Seekers

A lawmaker is introducing a bill named for Artemis Ghasemzadeh, an Iranian Christian convert, that seeks to stop the expedited removal of people fleeing countries that persecute religious minorities.

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US Lining Up More Countries to Take Its Deportees

Besides El Salvador, where the United States has already sent detainees, Rwanda and Libya have records of mistreating migrant detainees.

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Colombia Grants Asylum to Richard Martinelli, Ex-President of Panama

The former leader said he had traveled to Bogotá after spending a year holed up the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City following a money-laundering conviction.

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Discovering Amazing Wildlife Along the Panama Canal

Panama’s location between two continents and two oceans explains why it’s a geopolitical hot spot, and why it has so many stunning birds.

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Panama Official Accuses Hong Kong Port Operator of Misconduct

The controller general of Panama said CK Hutchison, a Hong Kong conglomerate, did not properly renew its license to operate two ports that are part of a $19 billion deal involving BlackRock.

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Panama Canal Ship Pilot Navigates Tricky Waters, and Trump

For over 40 years, Capt. Efrain Hallax, 73, has been steering vessels through the canal, and he has seen it all, from a dictator’s fall to the rise of U.S. interest in retaking the waterway.

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This Tree Wants to Be Struck by Lightning

Before a discovery in a Panamanian rainforest, “it seemed impossible that lightning could be a good thing for the trees,” a scientist said.

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Migrants Deported to Panama by Trump Find Themselves Stranded and in Limbo

Dozens of stranded migrants sleep on mattresses in a school gymnasium. In interviews, 25 deportees from around the world said they were stuck in limbo.

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