“This Hell Was My Only Option”
Abuses Against Migrants and Asylum Seekers Pushed to Cross the Darién Gap

November 9, 2023
Restrictions on movement imposed by governments in the Americas have pushed migrants and asylum seekers to risk their lives crossing the Darién Gap, a swampy jungle at the Colombia-Panama border.
Abuses Against Migrants and Asylum Seekers Pushed to Cross the Darién Gap
Indigenous Community Facing Lack of Space and Rising Seas Plans Relocation
Government Needs to Clarify Gender-Based Quarantine System
Lack of Safe and Legal Pathways Risks People’s Lives, Empowers Organized Crime
Adams Should Understand Why People Migrate to NYC
Plans to Relocate Indigenous Community from Flood-Prone Island Delayed
Government Delays the Move Despite Sea Level Rise, Overcrowding
Lack of Safe, Legal Migration Options Spurs Growing Numbers to Try Risky Crossing
An Interview with Pau González of Hombres Trans Panamá