The Trump administration has deported more than 400 migrants to Panama and Costa Rica after both countries agreed to serve as “bridge” countries. As U.S. officials have struggled to deport the migrants to their countries of origin, both countries agreed to serve as a stopover in the deportation process with countries including Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras having agreed to do the same.
While many migrants were initially held in a hotel in Panama City, where they were forbidden from leaving the hotel’s premises, lawyers for the migrants are now saying that over 100 migrants have been moved to remote immigration camps in the Darién Gap jungle, leaving them unable to communicate with their lawyers. Researchers and advocates say that as many of the migrants are fleeing political persecution in their native countries, they may face a range of repercussions upon their return, including arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, and even death in some cases.
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