Chilean photographer and journalist Jordi Castell made sexist and insulting comments about Miss Mexico on television. He was fired from Chilevision after significant backlash

Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands had stated they would not receive U.S. deportees from third countries following a report about Trump's intentions

In the same period last year, the number of crossings was 482,000; this year that number has decreased by nearly 200,000

The Spanish-language channel has announced a reality show featuring the potential Latin contestants of next year's competition.

The current Miss Universe was able to reunite with her family after receiving the title. Get to know all of them here.

The 2024 Miss Universe competition is making history by breaking numerous records for the pageant including the most contestants and debuting countries, among others

Panama won't be represented in this week's Miss Universe pageant because its representative broke the rules, but she said there's more to the story.

Authorities say at least 80% of all undocumented immigrants making their way to the U.S. hire smugglers to help them cross into the U.S.

With over 263,000 migrants crossing the Darien Gap this year, Panama's President José Raúl Mulino hopes a third country will accept deported Venezuelans.

The Panamanian artist and politician called the Republican candidate a "great threat." Rubén Blades said he is supporting for Kamala Harris.

Roger Mojica, Director of Panama's National Immigration Service, said that 11 flights conducted have had an approximate cost of $900,000

In the last 18 months, Humans Right Watch reported that almost 700,000 people crossed the Darien Gap; about 65% of them are from Venezuela

The NGO urges governments to improve protection schemes, grant legal status and reverse "onerous visa requirements" for millions of Haitians and Venezuelans

Colombia and Panama agreed to increase state presence along their shared border to fight back human trafficking and smugglers

The government began carrying out the flights this week

A group of 29 Colombians with criminal records were the first to be returned

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said most migrants apprehended come from Venezuela

15 people were accused of moving the migrants through the route known as the Darien Gap

The arrests were made in the town of Santa Fe, near the city of Meteti in Darien Province, Panama's border region with Colombia covered in dense jungle and through which hundreds of thousands of migrants cross on their way to the United States.

President Mulino said that "practically all of Venezuela is walking through there every day"

The country's Foreign Minister confirmed that the initiative emerged while visiting the U.S. last week

Washington this month pledged $6 million in funding for migrant repatriations from the Central American nation in the hope of reducing irregular crossings at its own southern border.

The measure could potentially diminish the impact of an agreement with the U.S. to stem the flow of migrants crossing through the path

José Raul Mulino vowed to stop illegal migration and got the Biden Administration to agree to cover repatriation costs of migrants from the U.S.

Panama's new president on Thursday ruled out forcibly repatriating US-bound undocumented migrants who make the dangerous jungle crossing from Colombia, in an apparent softening of his stance.

The new Panamanian government has taken drastic actions to reduce the flow along the already treacherous path used by hundreds of thousands of migrants

Both countries signed a memorandum of understanding in which the U.S. committed to cover repatriation costs of migrants crossing the infamous gap

Authorities say they seek to "channel" the flow of people so as to have better control of it

In return, Panama committed to adhering to all international agreements and conventions regarding the rights of migrants and refugees

Mulino, 65, was elected in May after a campaign in which he vowed to close the dangerous migration route through the Darien jungle between Colombia and Panama.