Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of the world's busiest migration routes
- Panama's newly elected President José Raúl Mulino plans to "close" the Darién Gap, a major route for migrants going to the United States.
- Mulino considers building a wall to reduce migration.
- Mulino emphasizes the need to regulate the large number of migrants entering the country and address associated criminal activities.
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Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of the world's busiest migration routes
By ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across its territory so they can continue their journey north. Whether Panama’s next…
Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of the world's busiest migration routes
By ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across its territory so they can continue their journey north. Whether Panama’s next…
Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of the world's busiest migration routes
By ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border. President-elect José Raúl Mulino says he will shut down a migration route used by more than 500,000 people last year. Until now, Panama has helped speedily bus the migrants across its territory so they can continue their journey north. Whether Panama’s next…

Panama's next president says he'll try to shut down one of the world's busiest migration routes
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama is on the verge of a dramatic change to its immigration policy that could reverberate from the dense Darien jungle to the U.S. border.
Panama's former security minister will look to shut down part of an international migration network
ZeroHedge is reporting that Panama’s former security minister, Jose Raul Mulino, who recently won the country’s presidential election on Sunday, will look to shut down part of an international migration network used by foreign nationals to get to the United States: “Mulino, whose five-year term will begin on July 1, has vowed to stem the massive flow of illegal migration that transits Panama en route from South America to the United States. In 2…
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