Panama’s Darien Gap lies on the border with Colombia to the south. It is a crucial passageway for illegal immigrants traveling from South America to the United States. Panama’s president-elect Jose Raul Mulino said on Thursday that the country will deport illegal immigrants traveling to the United States as they enter Panama through the notoriously dangerous stretch of jungle.
“In order to do away with the odyssey that is the Darien Gap … with international aid we will begin a process of repatriation, in full compliance with the human rights of all the people there,” Mulino said in a speech to the election body that formally declared him president after last Sunday’s polls.
If true, Panama’s newly elected president will do what President Biden is not willing to do – secure his border to prevent illegal immigration.
The Darien Gap is a 165-mile stretch along the border with…
