Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from U.S.

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Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from U.S.  After weeks of lawsuits and human rights criticism, Panama on Saturday released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp after being deported from the United States, telling them they have 30 days to leave the Central American nation.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/03/09/panama-releases-dozens-of-detained-deportees-from-us  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Panama has released dozens of migrants who were held in a remote camp for weeks after

00:05being deported from the United States under the condition that they would leave the country

00:10within 30 days.

00:12The release follows weeks of lawsuits and human rights criticism.

00:16The migrants, mostly from Asian countries, were part of a deal between Trump's administration,

00:20Panama and Costa Rica, to accelerate U.S. deportations.

00:24Right now I don't have any information about where I should wait or sleep because all of

00:33us suddenly come here, no money, no information, so it's really a bad situation.

00:40Hundreds, including families with children, were sent to the two Central American nations

00:47as a stopover while awaiting return to their respective home countries.

00:53It is stated that deportees could extend their stay by 60 days if needed, but many

00:59remain uncertain about their next steps.

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