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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ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A migrant disembarks from a boat upon his arrival in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, Saturday, May 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Panamanian border police check Chinese migrants who walked across the Darien Gap from Colombia, upon their arrival in Bajo Chiquito, Panama Saturday, May 6.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chinese migrants line up to take a boat to Lajas Blancas after walking across the Darien Gap in Bajo Chiquito, Panama, Sunday, May 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Migrants line up to take a boat after walking across the Darien Gap from Colombia, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama Sunday, May 7.ASSOCIATED PRESS
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.