The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on July 31 that migrant crossings in the Darién Gap have dropped dramatically compared to the peak in 2023.
“Migrant crossings at the Darien Gap have dropped 99.98% for the months of May and June 2025 compared to a peak under the Biden Administration in August 2023,” DHS announced in a July 31 statement.
“This is a massive decline in illegal migration through one of the key channels normally utilized by would-be illegal aliens to invade our country,” DHS noted.
In May, 13 migrants crossed the Panama border through the Darién jungle, and in June, the number dropped to 10, a considerable decrease compared to the peak of 81,946 illegal crossings recorded in August 2023….