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Panama Grants Temporary Freedom to 112 Migrants Deported from U.S.

The migrants, previously held in a remote camp under harsh conditions, will receive renewable 30-day humanitarian passes to decide their next steps.

People look out from a hotel where migrants from Asia and the Middle East are housed after being deported to Panama as part of an agreement between the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and the Central American nation, in Panama City, Panama February 18, 2025. REUTERS/Enea Lebrun/File Photo
Venezuelan migrants returning from southern Mexico after giving up on reaching the U.S. rest on the street in Panama City, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Police stand outside a hotel where migrants mainly from Asia and the Middle East were housed after being deported to Panama by the United States, in Panama City on February 18, 2025.
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Overview

  • Panama announced it will issue 30-day renewable humanitarian permits to 112 migrants deported from the U.S., allowing them to move freely within the country.
  • The migrants, primarily from Asian nations, had been held in a remote camp in the Darien region under restrictive and challenging conditions.
  • Human rights groups criticized the treatment of the migrants, citing concerns over confiscated passports and cell phones, as well as harsh living conditions in the camp.
  • Lawyers representing the migrants fear the permits may be a tactic to deflect international criticism and pressure from a pending human rights petition.
  • Panama's Security Minister stated the migrants must decide within 30 days whether to leave the country, as they declined assistance from international organizations.