AREQUIPA, Peru – Panama’s National Migration Service reported Monday on the decline in the migratory flow in the Darien jungle, one of the routes also used by Cubans in recent years when leaving the island.
So far this year, he points out the entity in X (formerly Twitter), some 244,243 migrants have crossed the jungle that connects Colombia with Panama, which represents a decrease of 110,056 people compared to the same period in 2023.
During the first nine months of last year, some 354,299 migrants had crossed the Darién. In 2024, in the same period of time, the number was reduced by around 31%.
“Most of the migrants are from Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and China,” the publication notes.
The text also states that the reduction in statistics is due in part to Operation Controlled Flow of Migrants. irregular.
In the first nine days of September alone, some 6,058 people used the route, all with the intention of reaching the United States.
The migration crisis in the region is a reality motivated by the economic and social conditions of the issuing countries, especially in Venezuelawhere its nationals represent a constant flow motivated by the actions of the Chavista regime.
In the case of Cuba, the Island has experienced the largest exodus in its history since 2021. Cubans emigrate mainly to the United States, although they also choose other common destinations such as Spain, Uruguay and Mexico.
Last July, there was a slight decrease in the number of Cubans entering the United States, although the figure remains high and an increase in access by land, through the border with Mexico, and by sea, through the Straits of Florida, is expected.
According to the entity, the July figure represents the lowest entry recorded in the first nine months of fiscal year 2024, which began in October 2023. In that period, 15,645 Cubans were registered, 2,000 fewer than in June, when 17,563 citizens of the Island arrived in the country.
