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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Us led plan to end migration through darien gap spurs questions - The Untold Story

Nearly 250,000 migrants and refugees crossed through the Darien Gap last year, according to the International Organization for Migration [File: Fernando Vergara/AP Photo]

Rights groups and other observers have raised questions over a United States-led plan to stem the “illicit movement of people” through a dangerous jungle passage between Panama and Colombia popular with US-bound migrants and asylum seekers.

The US Department of Homeland Security said on Tuesday that a deal had been reached with the Panamanian and Colombian authorities to address “irregular migration” through the so-called Darien Gap.

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