People with disabilities have seen two major policy wins in the Americas this fall, one in Mexico City and the other in Costa Rica. Both victories help guarantee equal legal recognition for all people.

“Panama cannot end up becoming a black hole for deported migrants,” said Juan Pappier, deputy director of Human Rights Watch in the Americas. “Migrants have the right to communicate with their families, to seek lawyers and Panama must guarantee transparency about the situation in which they find themselves.”

Venezuelan migrants handed over to Mexico like it's a U.S. immigration detention facility. Families from Central Asia flown to Panama and Costa Rica to await voluntary repatriation to their countries.

MIRAMAR, Panama (AP) — Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating ... Janetsky reported from Mexico City and Goodman from Miami. Boston Mayor Wu spending $650,000 to prep, $8,500 ...