Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole’ for migrants and deportees from U.S., observers warn
1 month ago

Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole’ for migrants and deportees from U.S., observers warn

LA Times  

Venezuelan migrant Naomi Diaz sits on a boat departing from Panama’s Caribbean coastal village of Miramar to the border with Colombia on Thursday. “We’re a reflection of current United States immigration policy,” said Harold Villegas-Román, a political science professor and refugee expert at the University of Costa Rica. ‘Black hole for deported migrants’ Costa Rica and Panama have so far denied press access to facilities where they are holding migrants. “Panama cannot end up becoming a black hole for deported migrants,” said Juan Pappier, deputy director of Human Rights Watch in the Americas. “Migrants have the right to communicate with their families, to seek lawyers and Panama must guarantee transparency about the situation in which they find themselves.” Costa Rica has faced similar criticisms from the country’s independent human rights entity, which has raised alarm over “failures” by authorities to guarantee proper conditions for deportees arriving.

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