FILE PHOTO: Migrants arrive at the Migrants Reception Station, during a visit by Panama's President-elect Jose Raul Mulino (not pictured), in Lajas Blancas, Darien province, Panama, June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Aris Martinez/File Photo
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino asked the U.S. to accelerate aid deliveries for repatriating migrants who cross into Panama through the dangerous Darien Gap, as part of the president's efforts to slow migration through the Central American nation.
Mulino took office in early July vowing to crack down on the record number of migrants crossing the Darien and announced an agreement with the U.S. under which Washington would foot the bill for sending back migrants who enter Panama without authorization.
