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Venezuelan migrants who hoped to reach U.S. return home due to President Trump's policies

Nation Aug 29

14,000 U.S.-bound migrants have returned south since Trump’s border changes, UN says

By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press

World Mar 07

Migrant from Ghana prays inside a provisional migrant shelter in Meteti in the Darien Province
Panama says it will release 112 migrants deported from the U.S. and held in a remote camp

Panama announced Friday that it will allow 112 migrants deported from the United States who have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month to move about the country freely until they decide on their next course…

By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press

Nation Aug 14

View of the ruins of a Spanish fortress on the island of El Encanto (Enchantment), in Panama's Darie..
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The deadly risks migrants face to cross the land bridge between North and South America

Illegal border crossings into the United States from Mexico have dropped in the last few months. But further south, hundreds of thousands of migrants are making dangerous journeys through the Darien Gap, one of the world’s most treacherous jungles. “Seventy…

By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan

World Jul 01

Jose Raul Mulino takes oath of office as Panama's President, in Panama City
Panama’s new president promises to stop migration through Darien Gap

José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia.

By Juan Zamorano, Associated Press

World Jun 29

Migrants traverse an incline in the Darien Gap
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Pandemic conditions fuel rise in migrants braving the Darien Gap

Last year, the PBS NewsHour brought you stories of migrants traveling through one of the world's most lawless and dangerous places: the Darien Gap, a roadless jungle expanse along the border of Colombia and Panama. Special correspondent Nadja Drost, videographer…

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