Iranian Christians were flown to Panama after seeking asylum at the U.S. border. The flights are part of Trump's strategy to expel migrants.
The migrants hailed from 10 mostly Asian countries, including Iran, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and others.
The people in question are from Iran, Afghanistan, China, and other garden spots. Their main offense seems to be that they were here. That they've ended up in Panama is no accident.
The migrants hail from 10 mostly Asian countries, including Iran, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and others.
Migrants from China, India, Iran and Vietnam among hundreds being held in Panama City hotel in operation funded by the US.
For days, they say they were locked inside a hotel in Panama, surrounded by tight security with limited contact with the outside world.
Iranian Christians were flown to Panama after seeking asylum at the U.S. border. The flights are part of Trump's strategy to expel migrants.
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.
The people in question are from Iran, Afghanistan, China, and other garden spots. Their main offense seems to be that they were here. That they’ve ended up in Panama is no accident.
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.
Indians, Afghans and Sri Lankans are among the undocumented migrants unable to leave the hotel after being deported.
The U.S. has deported more than 400 migrants — from nations as far as China and Vietnam — to Panama and Costa Rica, leaving them in legal limbo.