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(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 » Religion: In Darien Gap, Latino Protestant leaders see migrant journey firsthand
The Darien Gap, red, connects North and South America along the Panama-Colombia border. (Image courtesy Google Maps) The Darien Gap, a jungle and marshland landscape covering a 60-mile break in the ...
News Panama » Darien » Religion: 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 » Religion: US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to “close the passage of illegal migrants” through the Darién Gap, the Central American government announced Monday. “In the ...
News Panama » Darien » Religion: EXPLAINER: Panama launches operation against smugglers in Darien Gap
FILE - Haitian migrants wade through water as they cross the Darien Gap from Colombia to Panama in hopes of reaching the U.S., May 9, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of migrants have risked the dangerous ...
News Panama » Darien » Religion: Panama's next president to shut down Darien jungle migration route
Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a ...
News Panama » Darien » Religion: The Darién Gap, a dangerous hellscape for migrants is also appealing to tourists
MEXICO CITY — Deep in the Panamanian jungle, Venezuelan migrant Franca Ramirez was scrambling to reach higher ground as a rushing river broke its banks, he said, when something caught his eye: a group ...