They once braved the jungles of the Darien Gap, trekking days along the perilous migrant passage dividing Colombia and Panama with a simple goal: seek asylum in the U.S.

Every day, between 700 to 1,000 migrants take “the dunki route” through the Darien Gap, often in small groups.

They once ventured through the jungles of the Darién Gap, trekking for days along the dangerous migrant path that separates Colombia and Panama, driven by a simple goal: to seek asylum in the United States.