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Migrants trek to U.S. border as pandemic-era restrictions set to expire

On May 11, the U.S. government will end pandemic-related restrictions on people requesting asylum at the border — also known as Title 42.

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Joshua Morales travels with his dog Toby on his lap on a boat of migrants, after they walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Saturday, May 6. Morales is the son of María Chirino Sánchez, 34, who left Venezuela one month earlier in a group of 10 relatives, including her husband, four children and dog Toby.
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A migrant disembarks from a boat upon his arrival in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, Saturday, May 6.
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Panamanian border police check Chinese migrants who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia, upon their arrival in Bajo Chiquito, Panama Saturday, May 6.
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Migrants line up to take a boat to Lajas Blancas in Bajo Chiquito, Darien Province, Panama Sunday, May 7. Thousands of migrants who walk across the Darien Gap from Colombia exit the jungle at Bajo Chiquito.
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A migrant sleeps on a hammock on the beach in Necocli, Colombia, waiting to board a boat to cross the Uraba Gulf and walk across the Darien Gap to Panama in the hope of reaching the U.S., on Sunday, May 7.
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Moto taxis transport migrants to Las Tecas camp from where they will start walking across the Darien gap from Colombia to Panama in hopes of reaching the U.S., in Acandi, Colombia, Monday, May 8.
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Migrants are driven to Las Tecas, the first base camp from where they will start walking across the Darien gap from Colombia to Panama in hopes of reaching the U.S., in Acandi, Colombia, Monday, May 8.
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Migrants bathe in a stream near Las Tecas camp, from where they will start walking across the Darien gap from Colombia to Panama in hopes of reaching the U.S., in Acandi, Colombia, Monday, May 8.
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Chinese migrants line up to take a boat to Lajas Blancas after walking across the Darien Gap in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Sunday, May 7.
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One migrant brushes her teeth as other sleep after a trip on foot through the jungle in Bajo Chiquito, Darien Province, Panama Sunday, May 7.
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Migrants camp on the beach in Necocli, Colombia, waiting to board a boat to cross the Uraba Gulf and walk across the Darien Gap to Panama, on Sunday, May 7.
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Oriana Serra lines up with other migrants to take a boat to Lajas Blancas after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia to Panama in hopes of reaching the U.S. in Bajo Chiquito, Panama Sunday, May 7. Back in Panama, as 34-year-old Oriana Serra neared the end of her Darien crossing with her two teen children, several men with pistols blocked their path, stealing the last of their money.
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Migrants line up to take a boat after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama Sunday, May 7.
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Migrants ride on a boat along the Membrillo River en route to Canaan Membrillo, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, Sunday, May 7.

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