“Return with nothing”: inside the reverse migration far from the United States | Migration news

The reversal was austere. Only last year, more than 302,200 people tried to travel north of South America, according to the The United Nations.

However, like President Donald Trump asylum Quite impossible to obtain in the United States, migration to the north has slowed down to a net.

The Darien Gap – A ribbon of wild forest and steep terrain – was the main artery connecting South to north America. Each year, hundreds of thousands of people would find it difficult to cross the earth’s bridge on the United States.

But more. The United Nations note that, between January and March of this year, only 2,831 people made the dangerous trek. This marks a drop of 98% compared to the same period in 2024.

Yagua Parra made this trip itself, in its efforts to reach the United States. The International Migration Organization called on the North to the United States, the deadliest land path in the world for migration.

“The road was difficult. Many things happened – the kidnappings, everything,” said Yagua Parra, tattoos to hike his young features. “People are hungry there. It’s difficult. Ugly things happen. “

When he reached the border in the southern United States, he found himself one of the thousands unable to cross.

After taking office for a second term in January, President Trump canceled The CBP One application, the online portal used to plan asylum meetings.

Whoever crossed the border without documents was also crossed out of the complaint of asylum protections.

Meanwhile, the United States has increased the military presence on the border, which has still changed the passages.

Trump administration praised These measures contributing to “historic stockings” for apprehensions of borders. But migrants unable to cross paths were stuck in Mexico, blocked in a border region assaulted by trafficking and exploitation.