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Panama’s presidential frontrunner vows to ‘close’ Darién Gap

Panama’s presidential frontrunner vows to ‘close’ Darién Gap

In announcement three weeks before election, José Raúl Mulino gave no details of how he would stop migrant flow

Panama’s presidential frontrunner has vowed to “close” the Darién Gap, the swampy jungle straddling the border with Colombia that has become an unavoidable ordeal for many US-bound migrants – but experts criticised the idea as unworkable and potentially dangerous.

Presided over by criminal groups and corrupt officials, the Darién Gap is one of the world’s most dangerous and fast-growing border crossings.

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