Migrants brave dangerous jungle and armed groups to journey from Colombia to the US

Covid recessions and insecurity are prompting Caribbean and West African migrants to attempt the crossing — but between armed groups, disease and treacherous terrain, many never make it

Joshua Collins

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(Haitian migrants cross a river deep in the jungle of the Darien Gap, the dense jungle migration corridor between Colombia and Panama. Photo by Jordan Stern)

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Joshua Collins

A reporter on immigration and world affairs, based in Cucuta, Colombia. Bylines at Al Jazeera, Caracas Chronicles, New Humanitarian and more