Number of migrants crossing Panamanian jungle to the US dropped 41% in 2024

Some 302,000 migrants crossed Panama's Darien jungle in 2024 on their way to the United States, 41% less than the previous year, Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino said during his annual address to the nation.

The Panamanian jungle has become a corridor for migrants who come from South America and try to reach the United States. The majority are Venezuelans, although there are also Colombians, Ecuadorians, Chinese, Haitians, among others.