For days, they say they were locked inside a hotel in Panama, surrounded by tight security with limited contact with the outside world. Nearly 300 migrants from Asia, all deported by the US, were held there by Panamanian authorities who agreed to take them in and eventually repatriate them.

The group of unauthorized migrants, which includes children, were bused to the camp late Tuesday night. “It looks like a zoo, there are fenced cages,” said one of the detainees.

Panama's security minister said on Tuesday that more than half of the migrants deported from the United States to transit point Panama in recent days had accepted voluntary repatriations to their home countries,

The administration has asked Panama to take in hundreds of people who can’t easily be sent back to their countries. Many say they are in danger.

Panamanian authorities say they recaptured a woman who had escaped confinement from a Panama hotel where she and nearly 300 deportees from the United States were being held as they awaited repatriatio

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.

A group of migrants deported from the U.S. were moved from a Panama City hotel to the Darien jungle region. The move is part of a U.S.-Panama agreement to handle deported non-Panamanian migrants. Human rights groups criticize the process for potential mistreatment and safety concerns for the migrants.

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