Out of Sight, Out of Mind: After Title 42, U.S. Border Enforcement Will Push Further South

When Title 42 phases out on May 11, expect the further export of U.S. “prevention through deterrence” into Latin America and the Caribbean.

People traveling through the Darien Gap in November 2022. (Photo credit: Jan Sochor/Getty Images)

On April 11, the United States, Panama, and Colombia announced a joint two-month operation to “end the illicit movement of people and goods” through the Darien Gap. While he was arriving to Panama, DHS secretary Alejandro Mayorkas explained in a tweet that t…