Americans Describe Being Detained as Hostages in a Venezuelan Prison

Americans Describe Being Detained as Hostages in a Venezuelan Prison

The guards wore name tags that read “Hitler” and “Demon” and covered their faces with ski masks. The Americans in the Venezuelan prison were confined to cement cells, beaten, pepper-sprayed and subjected to what one prisoner called “psychological torture.” Three months into their capture, the Americans were so filled with …

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Migrants Deported to Panama Jungle Camp Face Uncertain Future

Migrants Deported to Panama Jungle Camp Face Uncertain Future

The camp lies four hours from Panama’s capital, down a bumpy, often desolate highway, at the edge of a treacherous jungle called the Darién. For more than a week, it has held more than 100 asylum seekers from around the world. Surrounded by fences and armed guards, they sleep on …

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