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Hispanic communities in the U.S. are on edge, bracing for raids by federal authorities looking to deport undocumented immigrants. For decades, the flow of migration in the Americas has followed a familiar direction: North. Fueled by dreams of safety, opportunity, and a better life, migrants from across Latin America and the Caribbean have journeyed toward the United States. But now, a striking and largely overlooked shift is underway. Americas Now podcast host Elaine Reyes talks to three CGTN correspondents who have intensively covered deportations and migrants’ stories during the first half of 2025. Chicago-based Dan Williams shares the concerns of one of the largest Mexican communities in the United States, Alasdair Baverstock focuses on the situation of migrants at the Mexico-U.S. border, while Michelle Begue reports on the “reverse migration” occurring in Panama, from where hundreds of people take buses and boats as they travel back to their home countries.