Category: Americas
Delta Offers $30,000 to Passengers on Plane That Crashed in Toronto
New York Times The airline said it told the 76 passengers who had been on the plane, which crashed and flipped over on Monday, that the offer came with “no strings attached.” https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/canada/delta-plane-crash-toronto-30000.html
Read MoreMigrants Deported to Panama by Trump Administration Taken to Jungle Camp
New York Times The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/us-migrants-panama-jungle-camp.html
Read MoreTrump Media Group Sues Brazilian Judge Weighing Arrest of Jair Bolsonaro
New York Times The lawsuit came hours after the justice received an indictment of Brazil’s former president, who is an ally of President Trump. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/world/americas/trump-brazil-bolsonaro-judge.html
Read MoreThe Deportees Trapped in a Panama Hotel
New York Times The Trump administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of deportees, who the administration claims entered the United States illegally. Those deportees cannot easily be sent back to their countries, and many say they are in danger. Hamed Aleaziz, who covers United States immigration policy for The New York Times, talked…
Read MoreBrazil Charges Bolsonaro With Attempting a Coup
New York Times Brazil’s attorney general charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with trying to overturn the vote. He now faces potential arrest. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/americas/brazil-bolsonaro-coup-charges.html
Read MoreC.I.A. Expands Secret Drone Flights Over Mexico
New York Times The covert program, begun during the Biden administration and stepped up by President Trump, is hunting for the location of fentanyl labs. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/us/politics/cia-drone-flights-mexico.html
Read MoreUnder Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan, Some Migrants Are Being Sent to Panama
New York Times The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/americas/trump-migrant-deportation-panama.html
Read MoreA Passenger Jet Flips and Burns, but Tragedy Is Averted This Time
New York Times All 80 people aboard Delta Flight 4819 survived a crash landing at a windy and snowy Toronto airport. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/canada/delta-plane-toronto-crash.html
Read MorePassengers Recall Moments Before Delta Plane Crash at Toronto Airport
New York Times All 80 people on board are expected to survive. Two described finding themselves upside down after what had seemed like a routine descent. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/canada/toronto-plane-crash-passengers.html
Read MorePassengers Recall Moments Before Delta Plane Crash at Toronto Airport
New York Times All 80 people on board are expected to survive. Two described finding themselves upside down after what had seemed like a routine descent. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/canada/delta-plane-crash-toronto.html
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