How Policy, Not Walls, Quieted The Darién Gap. And No One Is Talking About It.
One hundred thirty-five. That is how many irregular crossings the International Organization for Migration (IOM) counted in Panama’s Darién Gap in the first four months of this year, a 95% drop from the same stretch of 2025. In 2023, more t
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One hundred thirty-five. That is how many irregular crossings the International Organization for Migration (IOM) counted in Panama’s Darién Gap in the first four months of this year, a 95% drop from the same stretch of 2025.
In 2023, more than half a million people walked through that jungle. Newsweek reported it last week.
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