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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.

Latin Times · Jul 2, 2024

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 · Jul 1, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Jun 28, 2024

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Colombia Will Not Shut Key Migrant Crossing To Panama: Foreign Minister

Colombia will not close its border with Panama along the Darien Gap -- the dense, dangerous jungle that has become a major route for migration toward the United States -- Foreign Minister Luis Gilberto Murillo told AFP Saturday.

International Business Times · May 26, 2024

Number Of Children Fleeing Latin America Soars: UN

More than 30,000 children have crossed the perilous Darien Gap jungle in four months on the path to a better life in the United States, a number up 40 percent from the same period last year, the UN children's agency said Wednesday.

International Business Times · May 16, 2024

Panama President-elect Pledges To Deport Migrants Who Cross Darien Gap

Panama will deport US-bound migrants who enter the country through the notoriously dangerous stretch of jungle known as the Darien Gap, president-elect Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday.

International Business Times · May 10, 2024

Human Rights Watch Urges Colombia And Panama To Protect Migrants

Human Rights Watch criticizes Colombia and Panama for failing to protect migrants in the Darien jungle, highlighting the increasing vulnerability to crimes...

Panama Slams Aid Groups For Allegedly Encouraging Illegal Migration

Panama's government on Sunday accused international aid groups of encouraging illegal migration by handing out maps to help those crossing the treacherous Darien Gap jungle.

International Business Times · Mar 10, 2024

Panama orders MSF to stop treating people who crossed Darién Gap

Loss of Doctors Without Borders services will probably leave void in potentially lifesaving services for migrants

The Guardian - US · Mar 8, 2024

Panama Halts Migrant Aid In Darien Jungle: MSF

Doctors Without Borders said Thursday the Panamanian government has halted its humanitarian activities in the notorious Darien Gap after it criticized a sharp rise in sexual violence against migrants who pass through there.

International Business Times · Mar 7, 2024

Migrants Resuming Dangerous Journey Through Darien Gap

Challenges faced by migrants crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia to the U.S., including recent disruptions and increased crossings.

120,000 Minors Crossed Darien Gap Last Year In Bid To Reach US

Record numbers of migrants crossing the hostile Darien gap jungle in 2023 included 120,000 minors, the Panama government said Monday.

International Business Times · Jan 2, 2024

Ticket To Nicaragua: African, Asian Migrants Seek Shortcut To US

Nicaragua has become a hot spot for migrants from around the world seeking to avoid a brutal trek through the Darien Gap jungle -- including the 303 Indians whose plane was grounded last week in France on their way to the Central American nation.

International Business Times · Dec 30, 2023

Record Migration Surge Through Darien Jungle Amid Global Crises

Eye-opening expose on the treacherous journeys and hardships faced by migrants braving the jungles and seas in search of a better life.

The given tree: Grateful immigrant family donates blue spruce to the city for Christmas

The De La Cruz family’s tree in Darien was picked this year out of 100 applicants to stand in Millennium Park starting Nov. 17.

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap

Panama and Costa Rica are facing a huge increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Migrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers

Rain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants through this jungle-covered border of Colombia and Panama and by midweek another 2,000 bedraggled migrants stumbled out of the Darien jungle

WEKU · Oct 5, 2023

A record 400K migrants have crossed the treacherous Darién jungle to reach the U.S.

Crossings of the dangerous Darién Gap have reached another record, as migrants seek protection or a better future in the United States but lack safer routes to get there.

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The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2023

Wave of migrants that halted trains in Mexico started with migrant smuggling industry in Darien Gap

Thousands of migrants riding atop railway cars in Mexico this week or waiting in mile-long lines by the tracks to hitch a ride to the U.S. have triggered the closure of one U.S. border crossing and forced Mexico’s largest railroad to suspend dozens of freight trains

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2023

Panama to increase deportations in face of record migration through the Darien Gap

Panama says it will increase deportations and infrastructure in the area of the Darien jungle along its shared border with Colombia

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2023

Panama eyes new measures as flow of migrants through Darien Gap hits 300,000 so far this year

The government of Panama says it will launch a new campaign to stem the flow of migrants through the dangerous, jungle-clad Darien Gap, after crossings hit 300,000 so far this year

The Guardian - US · Aug 3, 2023

UN bodies call for urgent action over Panama’s Darién Gap migration route

UN Refugee Agency and IOM urge steps – including more legal pathways for migrants – to curb humanitarian crisis

The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2023

EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap

Panama has unveiled a new effort to control illegal migration through the treacherous Darien Gap that spans its eastern border with Colombia

Reuters · Jun 3, 2023

Panama boosts security in Darien Gap to confront human traffickers

Panama launched a police operation on Friday at its border with Colombia to fight organized crime and human smuggling linked to the growing flow of migrants crossing the dangerous jungle of the Darien Gap.

Reuters · May 16, 2023

UN refugee official: Darien Gap crossings on pace to hit record

The number of U.S.-bound migrants who cross the dangerous jungle separating Panama and Colombia could rise to a record this year, according to a senior U.N. refugee official.

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