Panama News » Darien News Panama » Darien » Traffic: Migrant traffic through the dangerous Darién Gap falls to near zero
New data show that the number of migrants attempting to cross the dangerous Darién Gap from Colombia into Panama has dropped to almost zero. Why it matters: The decline suggests fewer migrants are ...
News Panama » Darien » Traffic: Panama Announces 5000 Dollar Fines For Darien Jungle Migrants
Migrants entering Panama from Colombia through the Darién jungle, on their route to the United States, will be fined up to $5,000, said Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino. “Any person who enters ...
News Panama » Darien » Traffic: 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 » Traffic: 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 » Traffic: Progress Report: Has Panama Closed the Notorious ‘Darien Gap’ Mass Migration Route to the U.S. Border as Promised?
On the first day of July 2024, new Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino began his five-year term and quickly went to work implementing a chief promise that no previous contemporary leader of Panama ...
News Panama » Darien » Traffic: Isolated in 'harsh conditions:' Deportee from US details legal limbo in Panama camp near Darien Gap
CARTI – A deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, described on Saturday waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” ...
News Panama » Darien » Traffic: 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 » Traffic: Panama boosts protections in the Darién Gap, but deforestation threats still loom
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Panama is pouring new resources into protecting Darién, a remote province where the rugged, nearly impenetrable jungle provides cover for migrants, ...