{"id":6640,"date":"2024-07-17T11:01:40","date_gmt":"2024-07-17T03:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=6640"},"modified":"2024-07-18T09:54:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T01:54:16","slug":"us-and-panama-sign-agreement-that-aims-to-close-the-darien-gap-to-illegal-migrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=6640","title":{"rendered":"US and Panama sign agreement that aims to close the Dari\u00e9n Gap to \u2018illegal migrants\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08.png 594w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/08-300x167.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The US and Panama have signed an agreement on immigration issues that aims to \u201cclose the passage of illegal migrants\u201d through the Dari\u00e9n Gap, the Central American government announced Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the agreement signed today by the Panamanian Foreign Minister Javier Mart\u00ednez-Acha and the Secretary of Homeland Security of the United States Alejandro Mayorcas, the US government undertakes to cover the cost of the repatriation of immigrants who enter illegally through Dari\u00e9n,\u201d the Panama government said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said that under the memorandum of understanding the US would also support Panama with \u201cequipment, transportation and logistics\u201d regarding foreigners found \u201cin violation of the immigration laws of Panama.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panama agreed to \u201ccomply with all international agreements and conventions on the rights of immigrants and those in refugee status,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panama is home to the Dari\u00e9n Gap, a mountainous rainforest region connecting South and Central America, that has seen an increase in the number of migrants willing to risk their lives and safety to cross it. The 66-mile (106-kilometer) hike through the Darien Gap brings migrants from Colombia to Panama and is a crucial passage for those hoping to reach the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>News of the agreement comes after Panama\u2019s new President Jose Raul Mulino vowed on Monday that the Central American nation would no longer be a country of transit for migrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI will not allow Panama to be a path open to thousands of people who enter our country illegally supported by an entire international organization related to drug and human trafficking,\u201d Mulino said at his swearing-in ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPanama will no longer be a transit country for illegals,\u201d he said amid cheers from those present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe numbers of illegal immigrants passing through the Dari\u00e9n are shocking,\u201d Mulino said, adding that he intends to \u201cappeal to international solidarity regarding the cause that generates the problem and will seek solutions with the countries involved, especially with the United States, which is the final destination of such immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mulino said that he\u2019s seen first-hand \u201cthe magnitude of the problem and the dimension of the humanitarian and environmental crisis\u201d that migration causes to the Dari\u00e9n Gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Dari\u00e9n must continue to be a great green lung, not only for us but for the entire region. We must defend it and take care of it. Its biodiversity cannot be put at risk by illicit activities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Panamanian figures show at least 174,513 migrants crossed the treacherous Dari\u00e9n Gap, from January to June 6 of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest figures are higher than around the same period in 2023, when more than 166,000 crossings were reported, according to Panama\u2019s National Migration Service. 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