US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Darién Gap to ‘illegal migrants’
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By Abel Alvarado and Omar Fajardo, CNN (CNN) — 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.
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By Abel Alvarado and Omar Fajardo, CNN (CNN) — 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.
José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia.
The United States will pay for flights to help Panama remove migrants in an effort to deter irregular migration that officials say harms vulnerable migrants. Panama’s new president will shut down the Darién Gap, a superhighway for migration to the U.S.
Under the agreement, U.S. immigration officials will train and provide assistance to Panamanian authorities to help them carry out more deportations of migrants heading north.
Jose Raul Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama's new president, with the right-leaning leader pledging to make his Central American country no longer a
Hundreds of thousands of migrants have traversed the notorious Darien jungle by foot and continued to the US border. Panama's new President Jose Raul Mulino has vowed to close the route to "illegal migrants."
Panama’s new president is vowing to stop migration through the treacherous jungle region known as the Darien Gap. In a deal signed with the US, Washington will pay the deportation costs of those entering the Central American country illegally.
José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap that connects his country with Colombia.
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