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Trump Administration Reports 95% Drop in Darién Gap Crossings
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Election Fear Mongering
- U.S. President Donald Trump reported a 95 % decline in migrants crossing Panama’s Darién Gap in the four months of 2026.
- Left-leaning coverage frames the drop as right-wing politicians rekindling migrant-caravan fear-mongering before the 2026 midterm elections.
- Fox News used “caravan” 1,202 times in the 2018 election cycle, amplifying migrant anxieties.
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said the caravan narrative resurfaces only before elections to frighten voters.
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