Migrants prepare for dangerous trek through Darien Gap, despite deportations at U.S. border

Some 16,000 migrants are waiting in Necocli, Colombia to continue their journey to the United States. Word that the U.S. has recently deported nearly 7,000 Haitian migrants has not deterred most.

A patchwork of tents has replaced the sun-bathing tourists that once dotted the beaches of Necocli. Its spot along the Caribbean coast has made it the next stop for migrants heading north, like Chares Patrick.

His goal is to go to the U.S. He fled poverty and violence in Haiti four years ago, he says, only to find discrimination and little work in Chile. He has two daughters back home.