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Panama Wants The Trump Admin To Help Clean Up The Jungle Path Used By Migrants To Reach The U.S.

Aerial view of Darien Jungle in Panama (Credit: Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI/AFP via Getty Images)

The Panamanian government closed in March the Darien Gap, the jungle path used by hundreds of thousands of migrants over the past years to make their way to the U.S., after traffic plummeted as a result of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Now, the Central American government wants the Trump administration to help clean up the rainforest connecting Colombia and Panama, with officials saying that those crossing left a significant trail of contamination.

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