Migrants return to Venezuela, a gold mine rescue and more top photos this week from Latin America

Venezuelan migrants depart Jaque on Panama's Pacific coast en route to Jurado, Colombia, as they return home after failing to enter the United States, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Republished September 26, 2025 - 8:41 AM

Original Publication Date September 25, 2025 - 9:11 PM

Sept. 19-25, 2025

Venezuelan migrants departed Jaque on Panama’s Pacific coast en route to Jurado, Colombia, as they returned home after failing to enter the United States. Yuliana Andrea Agudelo embraced her son Sebastian Agudelo after he was rescued from a gold mine that collapsed, trapping more than 20 miners.

This gallery was curated by AP photo editor Jon Orbach in Mexico City.

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