The Latest Breaking News from Latin America

Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan hit a brief stumbling block on January 26 when Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused to allow two US flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land. Petro’s complaint was that the US government was treating the migrants like criminals by repatriating them in military planes.

Recent deportations of migrants via U.S. military planes raise concerns in Latin America. Human rights advocates criticize the use of military resources in...

UN report reveals how climate change exacerbates extreme weather, impacting food security in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Sunday he would block US deportation flights until migrants were guaranteed "dignified treatment," escalating a row between Washington and left-wing Latin American governments over US President Donald Trump's migrant crackdown.

Thousands of people have disappeared in Latin America during decades-long conflicts

Paraguayans’ mission to search for loved ones feels less visible and more challenging than others in Latin America

Trump's canal claims would undermine U.S.-Panama relations, boost China's influence, and revive regional tensions, harming both countries' interests, two experts argued

Donald Trump returned to the US presidency on January 20 with a flurry of executive orders. This included the designation of criminal gangs and drug cartels operating south of the Mexico border as “foreign terrorist organisations” – a first for a US president. The state department will now decide which…

Located in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Guatemala, the hubs were part of an initiative aimed at deterring migrants from crossing the southern border illegally