With dreams of a new life in the United States torn apart by President Donald Trump's hardline stance on immigration, migrants gather in the Panamanian town of Miramar, hoping to take boats home. The Central American country has seen a flood of arrivals from the north and a sharp decrease in the number crossing from the south following the Trump administration's canceling of asylum appointments and promise of mass deportations.
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00:30You can imagine that there are more than 4,000 people locked up, as if we were animals.
00:43Of course, the food, they can give us food, but they have us locked up, shut your mouth,
00:48they tell you to lie down, they tell you that.
00:51Then you stay in a shelter for two months, three months, you can't stand it.
00:56Because you are wasting your time, you understand me?
01:00I've been here for nine years.
01:05Nine years?
01:06Yes, from Venezuela.
01:08I was poor.
01:09He comes, records, and leaves.
01:12But no, no, they don't charge for...