The article discusses Venezuelan migrants who journeyed through Central America towards the US but are now reversing their path due to restrictive immigration policies under President Trump. Many migrants are finding assistance from Panamanian authorities, who have implemented a new plan allowing groups to navigate back to Colombia via safer routes. This new direction reflects the desperation of migrants who originally fled dire conditions for the promise of a better life but are now confronted with new barriers. The situation highlights the complexities of migration policy and humanitarian response in the region.
In recent days, hundreds of migrants arrived to a Lajas Blancas camp, controlled by Panamanian authorities, in the Darien Gap. The migrants pleaded with authorities to allow them to return home.
Many have hired smugglers to take them around the jungle, by boat. But last week, dozens appeared to have been assisted by Panamanian authorities.
Panamanian authorities opted for an "experiment," granting an initial group of about 50 migrants access to a route to take them through daunting waters bypassing the Darien Gap.
The Venezuelan migrants had crossed a treacherous jungle and all of Central America, but after Donald Trump became president, their options quickly ran out.
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