Joint Effort to Halt Darien Gap Migration by US, Panama, and Colombia

The US, Panama, and Colombia have announced a 60-day campaign to halt illegal migration through the Darien Gap, where the flow of migrants has multiplied this year. The joint statement did not provide details on how the governments will try to curb the flow of migrants that reached nearly 90,000 in just the first three months of this year through the dense, lawless jungle. The plan’s third element is investment to reduce poverty and create jobs in the Colombian and Panamanian border communities, presumably so fewer people work at smuggling migrants.