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Panamanian border police patrol on the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, the village in Panama where migrants arrived after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian border police patrol on the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, the village in Panama where migrants arrived after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Colombian migrants board a boat toward Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Colombian migrants board a boat toward Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants walk along the Tuquesa River, towards Bajo Chiquito, after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants walk along the Tuquesa River, towards Bajo Chiquito, after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait to board boats near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait to board boats near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board a boat at the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, after walking across the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants line up to board a boat at the Tuquesa River, near Bajo Chiquito, after walking across the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants disembark from boats near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants disembark from boats near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

a Panamanian border police talks to Colombian migrants who boarded a boat towards Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

a Panamanian border police talks to Colombian migrants who boarded a boat towards Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Manuel Chironos communicates with relatives back in Venezuela by a sign reading in Spanish 'Friendly Space" in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, the village where migrants arrive after walking across the Darién Gap from Colombia on their journey north to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Manuel Chironos communicates with relatives back in Venezuela by a sign reading in Spanish 'Friendly Space" in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, the village where migrants arrive after walking across the Darién Gap from Colombia on their journey north to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian police inspect the bags of migrants who arrived in Bajo Chiquito Panama, after crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian police inspect the bags of migrants who arrived in Bajo Chiquito Panama, after crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nelson Pacheco holds the baby of a fellow Venezuelan migrant who are part of a group who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nelson Pacheco holds the baby of a fellow Venezuelan migrant who are part of a group who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia as they make their way north to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelans arrive to Bajo Chiquito, the village in Panama where migrants arrive after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelans arrive to Bajo Chiquito, the village in Panama where migrants arrive after crossing the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Mariannis Zanzonetti rides on a boat with Venezuelan migrants who asked foe help from Panamanian border police along the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after being robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Mariannis Zanzonetti rides on a boat with Venezuelan migrants who asked foe help from Panamanian border police along the Tuquesa River near Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after being robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nora Pereira calls relatives back home in Venezuela at a camp in Bajo, Chiquito, where migrants arrive after crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Nora Pereira calls relatives back home in Venezuela at a camp in Bajo, Chiquito, where migrants arrive after crossing the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait to board a Panamanian border police boat along the Tuquesa River toward Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after being robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants wait to board a Panamanian border police boat along the Tuquesa River toward Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after being robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants embrace upon their arrival to Bajo Chiquito, after Panamanian border police found them along the Tuquesa River, robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants embrace upon their arrival to Bajo Chiquito, after Panamanian border police found them along the Tuquesa River, robbed by armed men following their crossing of the Darién Gap from Colombia en route to the United States, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Norexa Rolan, from Venezuela, lines up to present her documents to Panamian police in Bajo Chiquito, after crossing the Darien Gap into Panama, in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Norexa Rolan, from Venezuela, lines up to present her documents to Panamian police in Bajo Chiquito, after crossing the Darien Gap into Panama, in hopes of reaching the United States, Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)