Laura Richardson indicated that the US and Panama will work together on immigration and security matters with that Central American country, at a time when a law was enacted that allows the deportation of Venezuelans who enter the country illegally.
The head of the United States (USA) Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, closed her visit to Panama on Tuesday, October 18, with a visit to the border posts maintained by the government of Laurentino Cortizo in the Darién jungle, to serve the Venezuelan migrants and other nationalities who cross this dangerous step to reach North America.
Richardson, who was in Panama to discuss cooperation and security issues with the Central American country, said they will work together to address the challenges that the Panamanian nation is going through with migration and organized crime actions.
In the Darién area, the head of the US Southern Command was accompanied by the Minister of Security of Panama, Juan Pino, who indicated that more than 300 agents of the National Border Service (Senafront) will be mobilized to the border with Colombia to reinforce the vigilance and minimize any situation that arises.
Regarding irregular migration, Pino pointed out that the greatest challenge is to act jointly to strengthen political and technical dialogue to prevent the population in mobility from continuing to be exposed to human trafficking and smuggling networks.
More than 300 units of the @senafrontpanama will be deployed in the jungles of Darién, in order to strengthen security in the border area and counteract any threat on migratory routes. #OperationHunter https://t.co/T9xXHF3wsB
— US Southern Command (@Southcom) October 18, 2022
The head of the US Southern Command, General Laura Richardson, traveled to Panama on Monday October 17 to meet with the president of that country, Laurentino Cortizo, in order to hold a meeting within the framework of the sixth meeting of the High-Level Security Dialogue (DSAN).
His visit occurs in the context in which Panama shows historical peaks in the arrival of migrants, mostly Venezuelans, who seek a better quality of life by walking to the United States and who, to do so, must cross the Darién jungle, next to the entry into force of the migratory measures by the United States in which Venezuelan citizens who enter the country irregularly will be deported.
With information from NTN24 / Swiss Info
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