
Migrants at the Temporary Reception Center for Migrants in Lajas Blancas, in the jungle province of Darien, 250 km east of Panama City, Panama, on Sept. 26, 2024. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on July 31 that migrant crossings in the Darién Gap have dropped dramatically compared to the peak in 2023.
“Migrant crossings at the Darien Gap have dropped 99.98% for the months of May and June 2025 compared to a peak under the Biden Administration in August 2023,” DHS announced in a July 31 statement.

Yeny Sora Robles
Epoch Times Reporter for Latin America
Yeny Sora Robles is an Epoch Times reporter for Latin America