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Panama President-Elect Joe Raul Mulino Wants Deal With US Regarding Migrants Crossing the Darien Gap

Panama President-Elect Jose Raul Mulino Wants Deal With US Regarding Migrants Crossing the Darien Gap

Panama President-Elect Jose Raul Mulino is doubling down on his promise to address the migration problem in the Americas and says he wants the US to help.

Panama President-Elect Jose Raul Mulino Mulling More Checkpoints Across the Darien Gap to Stop Migrants

May 16, 2024 10:32 PM EDT By Rick Martin

Panama President-Elect Jose Raul Mulino is trying to fulfill his promise to close the Darien Gap, a feat experts believe is impossible.

Darien Gap: Children Migrants Crossing the 'Donkey Route' Surges, Says UNICEF

United Nations Alarmed by Surge of Child Migrants Crossing the Darien Gap

May 16, 2024 09:02 PM EDT By Ross Key

More than 30,000 children have crossed the Darién Gap between Panama and Colombia in the first four months of this year, a 40% increase from last year. Many face robbery, extortion, and sexual abuse by criminal gangs, according to UNICEF and MSF.

Panama President-Elect Jose Raul Mulino Reiterates Promise To Shut Down Darien Gap Migration Crossing, Deport Migrants

May 12, 2024 08:18 PM EDT By Rick Martin

Panama President-Elect Jose Raul Mulino pledged as a candidate that he would try and do the near-impossible task of shutting down one the Darien Gap.

Panama Shelter Destroyed After Migrants Brawled Near Darien Gap

Mar 03, 2024 10:02 PM EST By Rick Martin

Tempers flared in the Darien region of Panama, as a group of migrants brawled, resulting in the destruction of several pieces of property, including a migrant shelter.

Panama Slams Colombia Over Inaction in Stemming the Flow of Migrants at the Darien Gap

Aug 08, 2023 12:25 AM EDT By Rick Martin

More and more migrants from South America are crossing the Darien Gap, a dangerous jungle between Colombia and Panama, in record numbers.