Migrants from the USA in Panama in the hotel and warehouse are captured
Migrants from the USA in Panama in the hotel and warehouse are captured
They were caught in a hotel in Panama for days, surrounded by strict security control and with limited contact to the outside world. Almost 300 migrants from Asia, all of whom were deported by the USA, were recorded there by the Panamaian authorities who agreed to take them up and finally trace them. This is part of the mass Deportation campaign of the Trump administration, which exerts pressure on Latin American countries to help.migrants caught in a hotel
The migrants arrived in Panama City last week after they had been deported from the USA. Some of them did not even know that they were flown to another country until they landed in Panama, lawyer Ali Herischi, who said: "They were said to fly to Texas." Then they were brought to the Decapolis Hotel and forced to stay there for days without leaving the hotel.
Jenny Soto Fernández, a Panamaic lawyer who represents 24 migrants from India and Iran, announced that her clients live in isolation, fear and uncertainty. Many of them were not aware of their rights and would not have received any deportation arrangements in their deportation. They also see language barriers and fear constantly to be repatriated.
life -threatening situations for the migrants
One of the migrants is Artemis Ghasemzadeh, an Iranian who fled her country for fear of persecution due to her transition to Christianity. "According to Islamic law, one should not convert from Islam to another religion," said Herischi, who represents it. Ghasemzadeh is now worried about her life if she is sent back to Iran. "We are in danger," she wrote in text messages to CNN. "We are waiting for (a) miracle."
In the hotel, some migrants tried to express their worries by sending calls for help to journalists who were gathered outside. In front of their windows they held paper with handwritten notes where they asked for support. "Please help us," was on a sign. "We are not (sure) in our country." Another message was written directly to the window with lipstick. "Help us," was the message in fat, red letters.
rights of migrants and their representation
The migrants were not allowed to leave the hotel "for their own protection", said Panama's security minister Frank Ábrego. He said they were in the hotel to "effectively check who these people are coming to our country". Soto argued that migrants had the right to apply for asylum as they flee from persecution. "These people who ask for refugee status do not do this because they are looking for an adventure or want to travel. They flee violence and persecution," says Soto.
She reported that she had tried at least four times to meet her clients in the hotel in order to sign the necessary legal documents, but was prevented from the authorities and never got beyond the lobby. Soto sent CNN a video that was recorded by her clients on which she tried to wave them from the hotel staircase. But the clients were prevented from going down, and Soto was said that they should go.
relocation to a migrant camp
The Panamaic government announced that around 97 migrants were brought out of the hotel between Tuesday and Wednesday and brought to a remote catchment camp on the edge of the Darién jungle. This happened after a report by the New York Times had revealed the despair of those who have been stranded in the hotel in Panama city. The miracle that Ghasemzadeh had hoped for was missing. Hours after she had spoken to CNN, she was transferred to one of the camps.
Her lawyer Herischi reported that his clients were captured in a "very bad" camp. They described the place as rough and dirty, with limited access to medication and the Internet. A family had a sick child whose crying could be heard in the background during a phone call between Herischi and Panamaian officials. Sabalza also reported that the family that she represents was also brought to the camp. "It is complicated because there are children at the age of five and it is a tropical place," she said.
outlook and legal steps
over 100 migrants have request not to be repatriated, According to Panamanian Officials. The iom is expected to assist them in finding a third country that will accept topic, security minister Ábrego Said. In the meeantime, president mulino stated that another group of migrants would be sent to the camp going “That’s Where they can be more at
Ghasemzadeh and other migrants were assured by Panamaic authorities that they are not sent back to Iran if they express fear of reprisals. Instead, the officials said they would contact the messages of other countries to see if they could accept them. Herischi concluded with the words: "The only 'luck' they had is that Panama has no relationship with Iran, so there is no Iranian message there. This is a good sign."
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