Author: MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press, ALMA SOLÍS Associated Press, MATÍAS DELACROIX Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 09/03/2025 | 04:53:38
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Panama released dozens of migrants who were held for weeks in a remote camp. They told them they have 30 days to leave the Central American nation. Many like Hayatullah Omagh, 29, fled Afghanistan in 2022 after the Taliban took control. The deportees, largely from Asian countries, were part of a deal stuck between the Trump administration and Panama and Costa Rica. Critics described it as a way for the U.S. To export its deportation process. Under international refugee law people have the right to apply for asylum when they are fleeing conflict or persecution. Omagh was deported after presenting himself to American authorities and asking to seek asylum in the U.S. Panamanian authorities denied accusations about camp conditions, but blocked journalists from accessing the camp. Janetsky: “I still want to continue to go to the United States and fulfill my American dream” she says she’d find a way back to the U.S.
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