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Weekly Report - 18 July 2024 (WR-24-28)
Panama’s Mulino moves on Darién migration pledge
Since taking office at the start of the month, Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino and his new right-of-centre Realizando Metas (RM) government have moved swiftly on a campaign pledge to curb illegal migration through the Darién Gap, a roadless expanse of jungle on the border with Colombia which serves as a key migration route to the US. As well as signing a deal with Washington soon after Mulino’s inauguration, under which the US would help deport illegal migrants through repatriation flights [WR-24-26], Panamanian authorities have begun efforts to close the border. This has sparked a response from neighbouring Colombia, raising the possibility of tensions with the left-wing government led by President Gustavo Petro.
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