The Latest Breaking News from Darien

Once a Pipeline to the U.S., the Darién Gap Saw Just 10 Migrants Traveling Northward in June: Report

Migration through the Darién Gap dropped to nearly zero in June, with only ten people recorded crossing the treacherous jungle corridor from Colombia into Panama

Latin Times · Jul 31, 2025

Few migrants remain in the Darien Gap, but an environmental crisis has been left behind

The Darien Gap was once largely untouched jungle running along the Colombia-Panama border, and thousands of Comarca Embera Indigenous people long lived off the land and winding rivers

The Independent UK · May 5, 2025

Migration once fueled an economic boom in the Darien Gap. Now that lifeline is gone

The Trump administration's crackdown on migration has ended the massive flow of people heading north through a treacherous jungle on the Colombia-Panama border called the Darien Gap

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025

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 · Feb 22, 2025

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 · Dec 19, 2024

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 · Nov 22, 2024

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 · Nov 9, 2024

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 · Oct 11, 2024

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 · Sep 28, 2024

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 · Sep 26, 2024