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Migrant Crossings Through Panama's Darien Gap Down 35% in 2024

Migrant Crossings Through Panama's Darien Gap Down 35% in 2024

Above: On September 21, 2023, migrants cross the Tuquesa river near Bajo Chiquito village, Panama's first Darien Province border check. The journey through the treacheros Darien Gap typically takes five or six days, through extreme terrain and weather. Image copyright: LUIS ACOSTA / Contributor / AFP via Getty Images***PLAESE REPLACE WATERMARKED IMAGE***

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InDespite Marchthese ofnumbers this year,and Pres.despite a Biden announcedpromise that he had assigned Vice Pres. Kamala Harris to lead efforts with Mexico and Central American countries to prevent the flow of a record number of illegal migrants heading towardstoward the US-Mexican border — the US continues to experience a catastrophic border crisis. The Biden administration is responsible for border security, law enforcement, and ensuring the safety of Americans. Unfortunately for them, history will remember them for their complete failure.

At first, this policy may seem like a good idea. Yet, it is doomed to fail and force vulnerable people further into the hands of human trafficking gangs. Desperate migrants flee either poverty or persecution, so they are already willing to take significant risks on their journey to the US border. Blocking this route will only drive them further underground and possibly taking more dangerous routes.


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