Chinese migrant crossings through Darien Gap plunge after crackdown

Chinese migrant crossings through Darien Gap plunge after crackdown Chinese migrant crossings through Darien Gap plunge after crackdown

PANAMA CITY — The number of Chinese migrants crossing the Darien Gap, the sole land bridge for those heading from South America to the U.S., has fallen sharply amid a crackdown by some Latin American countries on illegal migration, new data shows.

Just 124 Chinese made the journey in September, only about a tenth as many as in June, according to Panama’s immigration authority.