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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

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Photos of Panamanians who say their migrant-related businesses have dried up

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. Local residents who gave up their crops to make good money supporting the migrants say the business has disappeared. Some had transformed their…

The Independent UK

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

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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

2024 Was The Deadliest Year On Record For Migrants, With Over 1,200 Deaths Reported Across The Americas

In the last 10 years, data from the IOM and the Missing Migrants Project reveals that at least 11,038 people have died along migration routes across the Americas

Latin Times

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

Migrant Flow Through Darien Gap Drops 40% As Panama Closes Trails With Wired Fences

Security Minister Frank Abrego said the number of crossings has dropped to about 300,000 from the 520,000 of last year

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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

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

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

Sexual assaults at the Darien Gap are so frequent migrants travel with morning-after pills

In the last 18 months, Humans Right Watch reported that almost 700,000 people crossed the Darien Gap; about 65% of them are from Venezuela

Latin Times

Human Rights Watch calls on Latin America countries to step up aid for Haitian, Venezuelan migrants

The NGO urges governments to improve protection schemes, grant legal status and reverse "onerous visa requirements" for millions of Haitians and Venezuelans

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 disrupts human trafficking ring focused on Chinese migrants as crackdown increases

15 people were accused of moving the migrants through the route known as the Darien Gap

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Panama arrests 15 people for smuggling Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap

Police in Panama say they have arrested 15 people who allegedly ran a smuggling ring to move Chinese migrants through the Darien Gap

Latin Times

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

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Panama's Efforts Reduce Migration Through Darien Gap

Learn about the decline in migration through the Darien Gap and its implications on regional migration patterns.

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

Pictured: dangerous barbed wire threatening migrant lives in the Darien Gap

The new Panamanian government has taken drastic actions to reduce the flow along the already treacherous path used by hundreds of thousands of migrants

Latin Times

Panama shuts down three paths used by migrants to cross the Darien Gap and travel north

Authorities say they seek to "channel" the flow of people so as to have better control of it

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

Latin Times

U.S. is offering millions in rewards to target human smugglers in the Darien region

The State Department announced up to $8 million in rewards. The goal is to disrupt and dismantle criminal organizations profiting from the activities

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