Migrant crossings through the Darien Gap drop from 82,000 to only 10 under Trump
Panama’s notorious Darien Gap serves as a perilous passage for numerous immigrants heading to the U.S., a situation exacerbated by former President Donald Trump’s stringent immigration policies and the tightening of routes by Panama’s President Josera Ulmulino. This 2,600-mile trek from Colombia to Panama is infamous for the dangers it poses to vulnerable individuals, including […]
Crossings by migrants in the previously overcrowded Darien Gap route have nearly halted.
The Darien Gap in Panama, a once busy route for immigrants heading to the US, now stands nearly deserted as President Trump’s stringent immigration policies take effect. According to Panama’s immigration agency, the number of migrants traversing the perilous jungle path connecting Colombia and Panama has dropped dramatically, nearing zero. In June, only ten migrants […]
Darién Gap crossings nearly disappear as Trump drops hammer on illegal immigration
Under President Donald Trump's immigrant crackdown, the once-grossly trafficked jungle passage between Colombia and Panama experienced a 99% crossing in February. A few days before Trump took office in January, border emperor Tom Homan vowed to close the Darien gap to “protect national security.” “The problems we had at Rajas Blancas have been eliminated.” “It's […]
Panama Records 99% Drop in U.S.-Bound Migration Through Darién Gap
Compared to February 2024, the number of illegal US-bound immigrants passing through the dangerous Darien Jungle, which fell nearly 99% in February 2025, was revealed this week. In recently published statistics ReportPanama's immigration authorities recorded a total of 408 immigrants passing the Darien Gap in February 2025. February 2024. Similarly, statistics for February 2025 show […]
Migrants braved the Darien Gap to seek asylum in the US — under Trump they’re turning back
Puerto Carti, Panama – They once bravely confronted the jungle of Darien Gap, trekking days with simple goals along the dangerous migrant passages that divide Colombia and Panama. Seek asylum in the US Now, immigration by boat – immigration primarily from the Andes countries of Venezuela and Colombia, has since given up President Donald Trump […]
Number of Migrants Crossing Darién Gap Headed to U.S. Plummets After Trump Election
Panama's immigration authorities said this week that the number of illegal immigrants bound for the United States passing through the dangerous Darien Gap jungle trail was halved during November. According to latest According to statistics released by Panamanian authorities, 11,144 migrants passed through the Darien Valley in November, down 51.37 percent from 22,914 in October. […]
25,000 U.S.-Bound Migrants Crossed Darién Jungle in September
In September, Panama's immigration authorities recorded a surge in U.S.-bound migrants passing through the Darien Gap jungle trail, largely driven by Venezuelans who fled the country in the wake of the July 28 fraudulent presidential election. The Associated Press reported. reported Over the weekend. The surge recorded in September follows the launch of efforts led […]
Panama Detects Increase in Chinese Migrants Crossing Darién Gap
Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said Thursday that local authorities have seen an increase in Chinese migrants heading to the United States across a jungle road in the Darien Canyon. The Darien Canyon is a 30-mile-wide, 100-mile-long jungle pass shared by Panama and neighboring Colombia, and is the only land bridge connecting South America with […]
Panama’s President Promises to ‘End the Odyssey of the Darién’ for U.S.-Bound Migrants
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday reiterated plans to deport U.S.-bound migrants who cross Panama via the dangerous Darien Canyon jungle road. Mulino made the allegations in a speech after the National Audit Commission formally appointed him as Panama's president for the term 2024-2029. “As I have already begun to say, we will work […]
Biden admin to fund deportation of illegal aliens who enter Panama in agreement to close Darién Gap
The Biden administration’s Department of Homeland Security recently announced an agreement with the Panamanian government to help close the Darien Gap, a route used by illegal migrants heading north to the U.S. More than 520,000 people took this route in 2023. July 1 press releaseThe Department of Homeland Security outlined “a new foreign assistance program […]