Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino has announced that 119 migrants, including Afghan nationals, were deported to Panama from the United States, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
President Mulino stated that Panama received its first flight from the US carrying 119 deported individuals from various countries. This move follows the Trump administration’s decision to use Panama as a stopover for expelled migrants.
“Yesterday, a flight from the United States Air Force arrived with 119 people of different nationalities, including those from China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Afghanistan,” President Mulino said during his weekly press briefing on Thursday.
He said there were migrants from China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan, among others, aboard.
The president said it was the first of three planned flights that were expected to total about 360 people. “It’s not something massive,” he said.
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