Latin American migrants turn around and regret trying to enter the U.S

The U.S.-Mexico border has become unusually quiet in the past several weeks , with Border Patrol encounters stooping to levels not experienced in decades .

The drop is being attributed to ramped-up enforcement policies and a nixing of government services have prompted many illegal migrants to simply turn around and not bother trying to enter the United States .

The vast majority of illegal migrants who apply for asylum are eventually denied by an immigration court.

A Panamanian official confirmed that his country is also looking into the possibility of establishing direct repatriation flights between Panama and Venezuela .

Such an arrangement would further streamline the process of illegal migrants choosing to go back.

“We do not have diplomatic relations with Venezuela , but the Panamaian Foreign Ministry will indeed try to make the pertinent contacts through the authorities to ensure that they receive their nationals,” Frank Ábrego , said in a statement.