Name: Panama’s next president meets migrants at the Darien Gap, promises to shut down the perilous route
Uploaded: 2024-06-28T15:30:42-04:00
Duration: 5 min
Description: LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Panama’s president-elect José Raúl Mulino on Friday arrived at the jungle-clad 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 65-year-old lawyer, who will take the reins of Panama on Monday, […]

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

LAJAS BLANCAS, Panama (AP) — Panama’s president-elect José Raúl Mulino on Friday arrived at the jungle-clad 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 65-year-old lawyer, who will take the reins of Panama on Monday, […]

Child Migration Through Darien Gap Up 40% This Year, Report Says

(Bloomberg) — Child migration through the Darien gap has increased by 40% so far this year and is set to hit a record for the fifth straight year, a United Nations agency reported Wednesday. Most Read from Bloomberg As many as 160,000 children could make the dangerous jungle crossing between Colombia and Panama this year, […]