Costa Rica and Panama are coordinating to expedite southbound migrant transit through their countries along the same route that carried hundreds of thousands north in recent years.

Costa Rica and Panama will coordinate the transportation of migrants ... According to the Panamanian president, more than 2,200 people, mostly Venezuelans, have returned in recent weeks. Panama has authorized the return of Venezuelan migrants to Colombia ...

Costa Rica and Panama are working together to facilitate southbound migrant transit. With the U.S. border closed, migrants head southward. New transit systems aim to avoid human trafficking. The plan includes organized transport for Colombians,

PEÑAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica — Costa Rica and Panama are coordinating ... Zamora said that the effort will focus on Colombians, Venezuelans and Ecuadorians who are trying to reach their countries.