Intelligence cooperation between the United States, Colombia and Panama to stop illegal immigration

 In a move aimed at halting illegal immigration from Panama and Colombia to the United States through the dense Darien Gap forest, a major route for migrants heading to the United States from South America, a senior Biden administration official said U.S. troops will help their Colombian and Panamanian counterparts gather intelligence to dismantle smuggling gangs engaged in illegal immigration.

The first regional summit of South American countries in 9 years amid political fluctuations and polarization

 

 South America’s leaders will gather in Brazil’s capital on Tuesday as part of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s attempt to reinvigorate regional integration efforts that have previously floundered amid the continent’s political swings and polarization.