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Once a migratory highway, the Darien Gap has been left empty under Trump crackdown

A little more than a year ago, the small Panamanian river port of Lajas Blancas was filled with a crush of people trying to make their way to the United States

The Independent UK

‘They tricked us’: migrants who braved the Darién Gap forced home by Trump deal

Under a $6m US deal, hundreds of migrants from Colombia and Ecuador were deported back to their home countries

The Guardian - US

Panama to allow 112 migrants deported from the US to move about freely in the country

Panama’s Security Minister Frank Ábrego says Panama will begin the process of issuing humanitarian passes to 112 migrants deported from the United States who have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month

The Independent UK

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Thousands of migrants return home by boat after Trump’s crackdown on asylum

They risked their lives in hopes of reaching the US, but have now given up

The Independent UK

Isolated in 'harsh conditions:' Deportee from US details legal limbo in Panama camp near Darien Gap

A deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, has described waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” and cut off from access to legal council and other rights

The Independent UK

Panama Says 55 Migrants Have Died Crossing Jungle This Year

55 US-bound migrants have died and 180 children have been abandoned this year while crossing the treacherous Darien jungle from Colombia, Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday.

International Business Times

Panamanian President Says Migrant Flow Through Darien Gap Decreased Nearly 40% Compared to 2023

In the same period last year, the number of crossings was 482,000; this year that number has decreased by nearly 200,000

Latin Times

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Migrants crossing the Darien heard of Donald Trump’s victory — and picked up the pace

Jesús Chávez, a 34-year-old pastry chef from Venezuela, arrived to a village at Panama’s edge of the Darien jungle

The Independent UK

Migration through Darien Gap increased in September, led by Venezuelans after the election

The number of migrants crossing the Darien Gap, a rugged jungle passage between Colombia and Panama, increased significantly in September

The Independent UK

No Choice: Braving The Darien Jungle To Flee Maduro's Venezuela

Oswards Ruiz said he had no choice but to flee Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro claimed reelection in a July election the opposition says he stole.

International Business Times

Panama Increases Pace of Deportations from Darien Gap as Part of Agreement with the U.S.

Roger Mojica, Director of Panama's National Immigration Service, said that 11 flights conducted have had an approximate cost of $900,000

Latin Times

Panama deports over 100 Indian migrants from Darien Gap as part of agreement with the U.S.

Migration through the region has decreased almost 30% compared to the past year

Latin Times

Migrants crossing through the Darien Gap drop sharply as Panama expands crackdown

Fewer than a quarter million had gone through the jungle path by late August, compared to over half a million in all of 2023

Latin Times

Panama starts deporting migrants apprehended at the Darien Gap through U.S.-funded flights

A group of 29 Colombians with criminal records were the first to be returned

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International Business Times

Panama Dismantles 'VIP' Chinese Migrant Route In Darien Jungle

Panamanian border police arrested 15 people Wednesday connected to a criminal organization that helped smuggle Chinese migrants across the Darien jungle via a "VIP route" with fewer challenges to traverse.

Latin Times

Panamanian president warns outcome of Venezuela's elections could increase migratory flows in Darien Gap, and fast

President Mulino said that "practically all of Venezuela is walking through there every day"

The Independent UK

10 migrants drown in rushing river crossing Darien Gap in Panama

Ten migrants have drowned trying to cross a rushing river in Panama’s Darien Gap that borders Colombia

International Business Times

US Official Says Migrant Deportations From Panama 'Imminent'

Deportation flights from Panama for undocumented US-bound migrants who have crossed the lawless Darien jungle from South America are expected to start imminently, a US official said Tuesday.

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Panamanian president says migrants crossing the Darien Gap will only be repatriated if they agree

The measure could potentially diminish the impact of an agreement with the U.S. to stem the flow of migrants crossing through the path

The Independent UK

Panama president says repatriation of migrants crossing the Darien Gap will be voluntary

Panama's President José Raúl Mulino says that migrants entering Panama through the treacherous Darien Gap will only be sent back to their countries if they agree to do so, potentially diminishing the impact of stricter immigration enforcement Mulino had pushed

International Business Times

Panama President Rules Out Forcibly Repatriating US-bound Migrants

Panama's new president on Thursday ruled out forcibly repatriating US-bound undocumented migrants who make the dangerous jungle crossing from Colombia, in an apparent softening of his stance.

The Independent UK

Panama says migration through border with Colombia is down since President Mulino took office

Panama's border police says that migration through the Darien Gap dividing Colombia and Panama has declined significantly this month since Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino took office and ordered authorities to get control of the dense jungle frontier

Latin Times

Panama's New President Vows To End Migrant 'Transit'

Mulino, 65, was elected in May after a campaign in which he vowed to close the dangerous migration route through the Darien jungle between Colombia and Panama.

The Independent UK

José Raúl Mulino is sworn in as Panama's new president

José Raúl Mulino has been sworn in as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia

The Independent UK

Panama’s next president meets migrants at the Darien Gap, promises to shut down the perilous route

Panama’s president-elect José Raúl Mulino is visiting the jungle province of Darien, where he was to face one of his biggest challenges: controlling the world’s busiest migration route from South America bound for the United States

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