New Cuban Migrant Bottleneck Hits Panama During US Détente

A new bottleneck of Cuban migrants bound for the United States has formed this month in Panama, threatening a fresh diplomatic headache in Central America after thousands were flown out of the region earlier this year. Just as Barack Obama was making the first visit to Cuba in 88 years by a U.S. president, 1,500 migrants from the communist island were bunched on Panama's border with Costa Rica, struggling to reach the United States to start new lives. The buildup followed the...

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