Panama, Costa Rica announce busing plan for Darien Gap migrants, likely expediting their trek to US border
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Panama and Costa Rica have announced a busing plan for thousands of migrants crossing into North America through the treacherous Darien Gap.
Industrial-scale smuggling operations in Colombia have now reduced the dangerous crossing to a little over two days for the strongest walkers. The expedited bus service in Panama will likely decrease further the amount of time migrants take to reach the U.S. border, now down to about two and a half weeks.
Panama hopes the new plan will disrupt the smuggling networks that charge migrants to get through the country, as well as reduce crowding at reception camps in Panama where migrants stay once they exit the Darien Gap trail.
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