Trump, a Republican, took office on Jan. 20 vowing to crack down on illegal immigration and humanitarian programs he says go beyond the intent of U.S. law. The Trump administration has subsequently stepped up deportations, sending migrants in military aircraft to various Latin American countries.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Central America for his first trip as the top US diplomat. Rubio is expected to depart late next week for Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next week to Central America, including a stop in Panama, which President Donald Trump has riled with talk of trying to reclaim the Panama Canal.

Marco Rubio will travel to Panama on his first trip abroad as secretary of State. The visit comes as Donald Trump looks to reclaim Panama's canal.

Rubio is expected to depart late next week for Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said. The trip comes as President ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to visit Panama — the country whose canal President Donald Trump has suggested he’d seize — as early as next week, according to three U.S. officials briefed on the plan.

White House briefing revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump and El Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele discussed working together to combat illegal immigration into the U.S. on a call. The presidents also discussed how to crack down on transnational gangs,

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will pay his first trip starting next week to Central American nations including Panama, where President Donald Trump has threatened to seize the Panama Canal, a spokeswoman said Thursday.

Marco Rubio will head overseas late next week; he's also scheduled to visit Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

A key focus of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Central America this week — his first trip as America’s top diplomat — will be to counter China’s growing influence in the region, the State Department’s top spokesperson said this week,

Trump’s Secretary of State is headed for Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador and the Dominican Republic. Here’s a primer on the countries he’ll see and what’s at stake

Dated 27 January 2025, a note attributable to US Secretary of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce states: “US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Roberto Alvarez today to reaffirm the United States’ strong partnership with the Dominican Republic,