Almost 70,000 Venezuelans have crossed the Darién in 2024

Almost 70,000 Venezuelans have crossed the Darién in 2024

The Panamanian Government reported that more than 60% of the 109,000 migrants who crossed the dangerous Darién jungle during the first quarter of 2024 are Venezuelans.

Through the social network period of last year.

Thus, 36,001 migrants passed through in January, 37,165 in February and 35,903 in March, compared to 24,634, 24,657 and 38,099, respectively, in 2023.

«The nationalities with the highest income during 2024 are: Venezuelan 69,568, ecEcuadorian 8,912, Haitian 7,253 and Colombian 7,030 «Detailed the Ministry of Public Security, who accompanied the message with the slogan of its campaign ‘Darién is not a route’, with which it tries to encourage other migratory routes to North America.

The increase in migrants through the Darién on their way to the US or Canada in search of better living conditions has been progressive since 2021, reaching the record number of more than 520,000 in 2023, double that of the previous year and By 2024, an increase of up to 20% compared to the previous year is expected.

In In 2023, Venezuelans were also the citizens who crossed the Darién the most, with 328,667, followed by Ecuadorians with 57,222, Haitians 46,558, and Chinese 25.34.

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2024-10-03 21:31:55

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