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The US will cover the costs of repatriating migrants who enter Panama illegally, under a deal agreed with the Central American country�s new president who has vowed to shut down the treacherous Dari�n Gap used by
people travelling north to the United States.
In his first address as president, Jos� Ra�l Mulino promised to seek international assistance to find solutions to what he described as a
costly �humanitarian and environmental crisis�.
Last year, a record 520,000 migrants risked their lives, often at the
hands of people smugglers, to traverse the Dari�n Gap, a dense jungle on Panama�s border with Colombia.
�We cannot continue financing the economic and social costs that massive illegal immigration generates for the country, along with the consequent connection of international criminal organisations,� Mulino said.
Minutes later, Mulino�s new foreign minister signed a memorandum of understanding with the US government to �allow the closing off of the
passing of illegal immigrants through the Dari�n�, Panama�s government
said in a statement.
The agreement, signed by US homeland security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
who attended Mulino�s inauguration, will see the US agree to �cover� the
costs of repatriating migrants who enter Panama illegally.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/02/panama-to-shut-down- darien-gap-migrants-usa
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