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iciHaiti - Migration : 22,400 Haitians entered Panama illegally in 2022
03/01/2023 08:19:15
From January 1st to December 31, 2022, 22,392 Haitians crossed the Colombian jungle of the "Darien Gap", one of the most dangerous regions in Latin America, an area of swamps and hostile forests of about 8,000 km2 where 3 groups of rebels clash, an essential passage to pass through Panama and continue their journey north in the hope of reaching Mexico, the United States and Canada https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36681-haiti-flash-from-brazil-to-the-american-border-costs-and-difficulties-of-the-journey-for-haitian-migrants-map.html
In December 2022 alone, 20,297 irregular migrants, the vast majority from Ecuador (7,864) and Haiti (5,459) entered Panama illegally.
Should be noted that in 2022, the Republic of Panama recorded a historic flow of irregular migrants of 248,284 people [150,327 Venezuelans, 29,399 Ecuadorians, 22,392 Haitians, 5,961 Cubans, 5,064 Colombians, 4,091 Hindus, 2,465 Dominicans and 28,585 of other nationalities], a figure that far exceeds the record of 2021 when a flow of 133,726 people had been recorded.
Thumbnail image : Colombian Darien Jungle
See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-36681-haiti-flash-from-brazil-to-the-american-border-costs-and-difficulties-of-the-journey-for-haitian-migrants-map.html
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