Migrants cross illegally into Nicaragua from Las Tablillas, Costa Rica.
Photographer: Glorianna Ximendaz/Bloomberg
Migrant Fast Lane Exposes Trump’s Challenge in Central America
The incoming US president wants to halt a wave of migration. But Panama and Costa Rica are helping expedite the trek through their territory.
After the passage through dense jungle, torrential rain and a raging river, Junior Mendoza stepped onto a tour bus for what would be the easiest part of a hard journey, for his family and hundreds of thousands of migrants headed to the US.