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The migrants were being kept in a hotel, prevented from going out, and later relocated. "There are fenced cages," a deportee said

135 people will land in the Central American country. About half of them are minors

Some 100 migrants who stayed at a hotel in Panama City were relocated. Deportees told The New York Times that they are not safe in their home countries

An Irish citizen had already been repatriated

Zheng Lijuan fled Panama City hotel as 170 of deported migrants were transported to dense, lawless region

A New York Times investigation shows the Panamanian government is holding migrants deported from the U.S. against their will in a hotel in Panama City.

Panama temporarily houses deportees from various countries, some reluctant to return home, sparking concerns and international efforts.

Panama is detaining in a hotel nearly 300 people from various countries deported by the United States, not allowing them to leave while waiting for international authorities to organize a return to their countries

When a new US president takes office, his first order of business is usually to reassure America’s allies and warn its enemies. However, Donald Trump is doing things differently. It seems his goal is to strike fear into the heart not of America’s foes, but rather its friends.

Panama's president has said his country has received the first U.S. flight carrying deportees from other nations as the Trump administration takes Panama up on its offer to act as a stopover for expelled migrants

US military plane carrying non-Panamanian citizens, including migrants from Asia, lands in Panama as part of a cooperation program with the US.