Authorities Close the Darién Gap, Forcing Chinese Migrants Seeking to Cross Into the U.S. to Find New Routes

Colombian law enforcement agencies have shut the dangerous jungle passage known as the Darién Gap that migrants from China and other countries use to illegally cross into the United States.

Nearly a million people have crossed the Darién Gap since 2021, including tens of thousands from China in the past year alone who start their journey in Ecuador, where they do not need a visa to enter the country.

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