Migrants return disappointed from the USA by boat to South America
Migrants return disappointed from the USA by boat to South America
More and more Latin American migrants who have given up hope of reaching the United States return to their home countries in South America via a lake route in Panama. However, this new route carries considerable risks, as the authorities report.
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Last week, an eight -year -old girl from Venezuela lost his life after the boat on which it was on the road sank near the municipality of Mansucum in Panama. According to the National Border Protection Service Panama, known as Senafront, this was one of three boats that had broken up from Llano Carti's port towards La Miel. Two of the boats broke off their journey at sea due to "bad conditions", while the third continued despite the warnings and ultimately sank. After the ship's accident, twenty migrants, mainly from Venezuela and Colombia, were saved. The Panama Foreign Ministry regretted the incident and confirms its commitment to international cooperation and compliance with human rights, especially in situations that affect people in vulnerable layers. These boat trips take place in the indigenous territory Guna Yala in northeastern Panama. Anelio Merry, a spokesman for the Guna people, reported that last week there was a significant increase in migrants who crossed the region to get to Colombia. On Sunday alone, at least 110 migrants searched for transport options from the ports of the Guna Yala region for Colombian port city neclí . It is unclear how many migrants have chosen this way back as a whole. CNN has contacted the Panamaic government and the UN refugee agency to get an opinion. The Guna community fears that the return hike could overuse their resources because they lack the necessary services and infrastructures in order to adequately provide migrants. In a statement, the community appealed to the governments of Panama and the USA on Sunday, as well as to international organizations, "to expose the mass arrival of migrants to our territory."
The Panamaic Security Minister Frank Ábrego said on Tuesday that the boat trips "with full knowledge of the authorities" take place in the Guna Yala region. He added that Senafront set up departure points in uninhabited parts of Guna Yala so that migrants can travel south on their way. "For example, the old airport was used in Ustupu, where nobody lives so that the boats can go to La Miel from there, because we understand that it is not easy for every boat that does the cabo service between islands to cover 111 nautical miles," he said. tragic incident
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