Panama News » Darien News Panama » Darien: Panama’s Darién Gap sees increase in migrant crossings, data shows
Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Darién Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America, from January to June 6 of this year. The ...
News Panama » Darien: Panama burying more migrant victims of brutal Darien Gap
AGUA FRIA, Panama (AP) — In an isolated cemetery in Panama's Darien province, migrants who die crossing the most treacherous segment of their journey toward the United States are buried with a ...
News Panama » Darien: Migrant Smugglers Threaten Panama’s Darién Conservation Plans
Panama has announced an initiative to combat environmental degradation in the Darién Gap, but entrenched criminal groups in the region will make these measures difficult to implement. Panama’s ...
News Panama » Darien: Panama sees surge in migrants crossing perilous Darien Gap
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this May 10, 2019, photo, a group of migrants wait for buses to take them north, in Peñitas, Darien province, Panama.
News Panama » Darien: Panama installs barbed wire to block migrants traveling through the Darién Gap
Panama has placed barbed wire across several routes in the Darién Gap, the country’s Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Thursday, in a bid to block migrants making their way north. At ...
News Panama » Darien: 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. Now, the makeshift migrant camp has ...
News Panama » Darien: Panama is using barbed wire to try to block a major route for U.S.-bound migrants
In a bid to block U.S.-bound migrants, Panama has installed barbed-wire fencing along the Darien Gap, sparking panic among migrants trying to cross the jungle that links South and Central America — ...
News Panama » Darien: Panama’s New President Promises to Close Crossing for US-Bound Migrants
See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Panama's newly elected President José Raúl Mulino has pledged to "close ...
News Panama » Darien: If Panama Closes the Darién Gap, Would Evangelicals Care?
(UPDATED) Migrant rights have been off-radar for many Panamanian Christians. But as pressures increase, some are speaking out ahead of this weekend’s general elections. Update (May 6, 2024): José Raúl ...
News Panama » Darien: Migrants in Panama deported from US moved to Darien jungle region
Rights groups fear for migrants' safety if they are returned to violent or war-torn countries Panama receives non-Panamanian deportees under U.S. agreement Lawyer representing deported Muslim family ...
News Panama » Darien: Panama's president-elect wants to close the Darién Gap to migrants. Will he?
Former Panamanian public security minister José Raúl Mulino celebrates his presidential election victory Sunday, May 5, 2024, in Panama City. Panama elected a new, conservative president on Sunday — ...