In March, 55% of migrants toiling through Panama’s Darién Gap—671 people per day—were citizens of Venezuela.
This is so, even though since October, the Biden administration has used Title 42 to expel Venezuelans back to Mexico.
Top 10 nationalities in the Darién Gap in March:
- Venezuela 20,816
- Haiti (plus Brazil and Chile, mostly children of Haitians) 8,335
- Ecuador 2,772
- China 1,657
- Colombia 1,260
- India 1,109
- Afghanistan 359
- Peru 261
- Cameroon 174
- Somalia 160
Top 10 nationalities in the Darién Gap since January 2022:
- Venezuela 180,577
- Haiti (plus Brazil and Chile) 55,498
- Ecuador 43,683
- Colombia 7,294
- India 6,637
- Cuba 6,174
- China 5,860
- Afghanistan 3,146
- Dominican Republic 2,729
- Bangladesh 2,230
The source for this is the Panamanian government’s “Tránsito Irregular por Darién” tables.