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PANAMA’S NEW PRESIDENT PROMISES TO STOP MIGRATION THROUGH DARIEN GAP

World Jul 1, 2024 6:11 PM EST

PANAMA CITY (AP) — José Raúl Mulino was sworn in Monday as Panama’s next
president, facing pressure to slow irregular migration through the Darien Gap
that connects his country with Colombia.

The 65-year-old former security minister has promised to shut down migration
through the jungle-clad and largely lawless border.

More than half a million people traversed the corridor last year and more than
190,000 people have crossed so far in 2024, with most of the migrants hailing
from Venezuela, Ecuador, Colombia and China.

WATCH: What migrants face as they journey through the deadly Darien Gap

“I won’t allow Panama to be an open path for thousands of people who enter our
country illegally, supported by an international organization related to drug
trafficking and human trafficking,” Mulino said Monday, after he was sworn in.
“I understand that there are deep-rooted reasons for migration, but each country
has to resolve its problems.”

Last week on a visit to the Darien, Mulino announced he would seek an agreement
with the United States government to aid in deporting migrants who crossed into
Panama. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas was among those who
attended his inauguration.

The U.S. role would largely be covering the cost of deportation flights.
Panama’s Foreign Affairs Minister-designate Javier Martínez Acha said Sunday
that the U.S. would help cover the costs, but that the amounts were not yet set.

“As the key issue on his agenda, Mulino has promised to end irregular
immigration through the Darien Gap,” said Michael Shifter, adjunct professor at
Georgetown University. “The new president appears to be supremely committed to
this idea.”

“However, it won’t be easy to carry out this policy, groups and interests can be
expected to come out against it,” Shifter said. The U.S. government will have to
shoulder the costs of deportation, he said.

Panama’s active efforts to stop and deport migrants would be a massive shift.
Under the outgoing administration, Panama had sought to help migrants cross the
country quickly and in an orderly fashion. Migrants emerge from the jungle,
register with authorities and are swept across the country to the Costa Rican
border.

The presidents of Costa Rica and Colombia also attended the inauguration.

Strengthening enforcement efforts in Panama could potentially reduce the number
of migrants reaching the U.S. border, at least for a time until new routes are
established. But it could also force migrants to riskier paths and be a boon for
smugglers.

Mulino won the election in May in a crowded field with more than 30% of the
vote. He replaced former President Ricardo Martinelli as candidate after the
former leader was banned from running after being sentenced to 10 years in
prison for money laundering.

In addition to migration, Mulino will have to manage one of the world’s key
trade routes, the Panama Canal, which was forced to limit traffic this year by
persistent drought.

He will also have to find a way to plug a hole in Panama’s budget caused by the
scrapping of a major mining concession after popular protests.

On Monday, Mulino criticized the outgoing administration of President Laurentino
Cortizo for leaving him a limping economy and high levels of public debt.

“I will have an administration mainly focused on resolving the problem of the
great majority of Panamanians,” Mulino said. “That doesn’t mean getting rid of
wealth, but rather combating poverty.”

He promised to launch a program aimed at youth employment and an effort to
rebuild the country’s roads and highways.

Left: Panama's President Jose Raul Mulino, with his wife Marisel Cohen de
Mulino, and National Assembly President Dana Castaneda, gestures during his
swearing-in ceremony, in Panama City, Panama on July 1, 2024. Photo by Aris
Martinez/ Reuters

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