The incoming president of Panama has vowed to make big changes to help alleviate the U.S. border crisis.
President-elect Jose Raul Mulino vowed to shut down a crucial migration gap through Panama that has been used by more than 500,000 migrants over the last year, signaling a shift in the country's policy as the U.S. continues to battle a crisis at its southern border, according to a report from Voice of America.
"Panama and our Darien [Gap] are not a transit route. It is our border," Mulino said, according to the report.