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Panamanian police inspect the luggage of Francismar Acosta, from Venezuela, in Lajas Blancas, Panama, after she trekked across the Darien Gap from Colombia with her daughter Adhara Figueroa, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Panamanian police inspect the luggage of Francismar Acosta, from Venezuela, in Lajas Blancas, Panama, after she trekked across the Darien Gap from Colombia with her daughter Adhara Figueroa, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants from Bangladesh wait at an immigration post where Panamanian officers process the identifications of those who have trekked across the Darién Gap, in Lajas Blancas, Panama, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants from Bangladesh wait at an immigration post where Panamanian officers process the identifications of those who have trekked across the Darién Gap, in Lajas Blancas, Panama, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants arrive to Lajas Blancas, Panama, after trekking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the U.S., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Migrants arrive to Lajas Blancas, Panama, after trekking across the Darien Gap from Colombia in hopes of reaching the U.S., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)