Migrant Activity Down to Practically Zero at Dangerous Border Crossing Thanks to Trump Crackdown
Panama’s notorious Darién Gap, once a treacherous corridor for tens of thousands of U.S.-bound migrants, including dangerous criminals, is now virtually deserted amid President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown and Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino’s vow to shutter the deadly route.
Migrant crossings in the remote 60-mile jungle trek connecting Colombia to Panama – which officials described as “notorious for exposing migrants, including children and the most vulnerable, to sexual abuse, trafficking, and exploitation” – have plummeted to just 10 in June, according to figures released by both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Panama’s National Migration Service.
The new figures mark a staggering 99.98% drop from the route’s peak under the Biden administration in August 2023, when more than 82,000 migrants surged through the gap in a single month, according to the DHS.
The sharp decline follows months of coordinated enforcement measures, including Trump’s mass deportation campaign and Mulino’s push to seal off the passage with increased immigration patrols.
Officials say the joint effort is deterring migrants before they even begin the perilous journey.
“In Panama’s Darién Gap, migrants are now turning BACK before they even reach our border— only 10 migrants crossed in June,” DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Thursday.
“This is more than a 99.98% drop from the Biden high when 82,000 illegal aliens crossed in a single month. The world is hearing our message that America’s borders are closed to lawbreakers. Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, we have the most secure border in American history.”
The White House emphasized that under Trump’s immigration policies, the U.S. Border Patrol has not released a single illegal migrant into the country in recent months.
“While immigration ‘experts’ and the mainstream media speculate over why fewer migrants are trying to illegally enter the United States, the real reason is evident to anyone paying attention, including the migrants themselves: President Trump,” White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement to the press last week, “Word of the United States’ secure border has spread so far around the world, that migrants aren’t even willing to make the dangerous journey to get here because they know they’ll be turned away. In recent months, Border Patrol has released zero illegal aliens into the United States. That’s a stat known all the way from here to the Darién Gap.”
McLaughlin added that the administration remains focused on removing those already in the country unlawfully.
“President Trump and Secretary Noem have been clear: If you come to our country illegally, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you. That’s a promise,” McLaughlin said in a statement Friday to Fox News Digital.
The DHS also issued a warning to undocumented immigrants currently residing inside the U.S., encouraging them to voluntarily depart through the CBP Home App, a platform that offers cash incentives to self-deport.
“With the most secure border in American history, DHS is focused on deporting those who break our nation’s laws,” DHS said on Thursday. “If you are here illegally, use the CBP Home App to take control of your departure and receive financial support to return home. Illegal aliens who use the CBP Home App to self-deport also receive cost-free travel and a $1,000 exit bonus, paid after their return is confirmed through the app.”
Biden had significantly reduced border crossings, perhaps 60% by end of his term. Why he did not start earlier is just weird. Especially given it’s an issue that was major in Dems losing the election.
Trump stopped it for sure, but at what cost? Cruel and unusual treatments for misdemeanors certainly send a message not to try to jump the border but also a message that we will void the rule of law, void our Constitution, void our international asylum signed agreements, to solve a misdemeanor.
It’s the right thing, but the wrong way, IMO. And the right way, the E-Verify way, is right in front of your fucking eyes, it’s your idea. Why is Trump ignoring it? Looks as strange as Biden ignoring the border.
I still don’t understand why Republicans won’t pass any of the plethora of bills that mandate the use of E-Verify? With E-Verify, the undocumented cannot work. No work, no stay, chances are if you couple it with a bus trip, plane trip, home —- mission accomplished. Almost overnight. No need for masked men, guns, hunting parties; they just can’t work here anymore. It’s proven, it’s tested, it works. Sure, there will be issues, loopholes, etc., but those issues seem much better to work than rationalizing funding a third-world death camp gulag as The American Way to MAGA.
These bills include: Mandatory E-Verify Act of 2024 (S. 4529): This bill, introduced by Senator Romney (RINO) and others, would permanently establish E-Verify and mandate its use by all employers. It includes provisions for a phased-in implementation.
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act (S. 1151): This bill, introduced by Grassley (MAGA) in the Senate, would expand the use of E-Verify, hold employers accountable for verifying employee status, and increase penalties for non-compliance.
Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 251): Introduced by Congressman Calvert (Republican from CA no less), this bill aims to require US employers to use E-Verify to check the work eligibility of all new hires.
The Dignity Act of 2025: While primarily focused on other immigration reforms, this bipartisan bill (introduced by one Republican and one Democrat) also includes a provision for mandatory E-Verify and a gradual phase-in period for different employer sizes.
I just don’t know why we are spending all this money, time, and resource to hunt them down when we could wisely, efficiently, effectively, just end the reason they came: WORK. Seems rather than make them go, we need them here for a show. Weird. It’s YOUR idea. It’s your party. And many Democrats are already on board; perhaps that’s the reason you would rather look like NAZIs than patriots. I mean death camps, when does that ever look good?
Seems to me that this is one we could all agree on.
Dunger Trump is doing a great job. It’s your former president obozo who put kids in cages. And retard joe lost many of the setback kids. So prove your bullshit and I don’t mean from some internet crap or some liberal publication. The Trump way is come to America but come legally. The left is about ignoring the law and build a voter base by giving them freebies You people are pathetic. You people aren’t about law abiding. You’re revolutionary assholes. But we are beating you.
Archaic: I think Trump’s first name is Don, not Dunger. And until you can address me as a man, like a gentleman would do, have a nice day.
I spell my name: danger. And I am frank about it.
That reminds me of the two women in a bed. One said to the other, “I’ll be frank with you tonight “. The other one said “you were frank last night. It’s my turn “. And to the other readers. If we address Frank as Dunger he will either change his fake name or go away. Come on. Let’s be like the democrats and bully him a little bit. He can take it for the team.
Hammon. Two women in bed. One woman for Hammon is a miracle. Two is his fantasy.
Ask your daughter.
Willie, I would kick your ass for that.
But I only fight men.
Can’t debate on the facts, Hammon’s got another way. Not a manly way, or the way of a gentleman, but it’s Hammon’s way. It’s all that he’s got.
Somehow he believes he can bully a ghost. Smart guy, eh?