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A deportee from the United States detained in a camp in rural Panama, among a hundred who refused to return to their countries, has described waiting in limbo under “harsh conditions” and cut off from access to legal council and other rights.
A boat carrying 19 migrants, part of a “reverse flow” of migrants who once hoped to reach the United States, capsized off Caribbean coast of Panama
The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.
The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.
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Khaleej Times on MSNGirl dies as boat with migrants blocked from US sinks off PanamaA boat carrying 19 South American migrants blocked from entering the United States sank off the coast of Panama as they returned to their home countries, leaving an eight-year-old Venezuelan girl dead,
Panamanian authorities say they recaptured a woman who had escaped confinement from a Panama hotel where she and nearly 300 deportees from the United States were being held as they awaited repatriatio
Prior to the origination of the plans for the Panama Canal vessels of trade had few options of getting goods from Europe and Asia to N. America.
Since returning to office, President Trump has made repeated claims that China operates the Panama Canal and threatened to take it back from the Panama Canal Authority, which has controlled it since 1999.
NEW DELHI – A fourth group of Indian nationals deported from the United States arrived in New Delhi on February 23, officials confirmed. The deportees were flown back via Panama, which has become a transit hub for undocumented migrants expelled under U.S. policies.
The motto of the canal remains, “Pro Mundi Beneficio,” which in Latin means ”For the Benefit of the World.” Now, as Cristela turns 40, she sees the latest evolution. Today, Panama is in the news again, detaining and transporting asylum seekers from the United States, according to the New York Times.
The Trump administration threatening partners in the Americas may prove to be short-term tactical approach but it will not prove to be a viable long-term strategy for engaging economically with the region.
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