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Mulino took office in early July vowing to crack down on the record number of migrants crossing the Darien and announced an agreement with the U.S. under which Washington would foot the bill for sending back migrants who enter Panama without authorization.
In July, irregular migrant crossings through the Darien fell 34% from the previous month, after Panama installed barbed wire and took other measures aimed at blocking migrants from making the dangerous journey.
In a press conference on Thursday, Mulino called on the U.S. to deliver the money quickly, saying he needed it for repatriation flights.
"The ball is in their court, we have done everything we can do," he said, referring to the Americans.
"Their border is in Panama, not in Texas," he added.
Lets hope the US does what it said it would. This is how you deal with the illegal immigrant problem, stop it from getting to our border.
