Chinese migrants at camp Canaán Membrillo in Panama load onto a bus in July 2024 for the next leg of their journey to cross the U.S. southern border illegally. Valley News/Oscar Ramirez for The Epoch Times photo
The US pledges to support Panama in deportation flights for illegal immigrants on their way to the US border
Darlene McCormick SanchezThe Epoch TimesThousands of migrants streamed into Panama through the treacherous jungle of the Darién Gap recently, with many fearing that the route will be shut down, thereby dashing their hopes of reaching the United States.The influx of migrants intent on crossing the U.S. southwest border unlawfully came as Panama’s new president, Raúl Mulino, took steps to stop the flow through the Darién Gap.On Monday July 1, the same day that he took office, Mulino forged a deal with the United States to pay for repatriation flights for migrants entering Panama on their way to the United States.Migrants expressed desperation and sometimes fr
