Panama says migrant jungle crossings fell 41% in 2024

Following an agreement signed with Washington in July, Panama has closed several routes in the Darien region and deported more than 1,500 migrants on flights to Colombia, Ecuador and India with US financial support. "We have achieved a 41-percent reduction in the flow of migrants crossing the Darien jungle," President Jose Raul Mulino said in a speech to Congress. "We work every day to ensure that illegal migration does not reach (Panama City) or the rest of the country," he added. The remarks...