(6 Sep 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Panama City, Panama – 6 September 2024
1. Various of Indian nationals aboard a bus waiting to board plane
2. Various of Indian nationals being searched by members of the Panama army and boarding plane
3. Briefing by the Panamanian National Immigration Service
4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Roger Mojica, director of Panama’s National Immigration Service:
"This is the sixth flight of deportations in this administration, the first extracontinental to India, with 130 citizens for irregular migration through our border with Colombia. Of those 130, 125 are male and five are female. This process will continue as the controlled flow fluctuates and will be based on the capabilities and coordination at the level of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other agencies involved in the deportation process."
5. Various of Indian nationals boarding plane
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Marlen Piñero, U.S. Department of Homeland Security delegate in Panama:
"We’ve watched all the process and they’ve done it by respecting all the rights of the people and the dignity that they deserve, even if they are repatriated. Furthermore, we are very thankful that this is going to help, because the irregular migration can’t continue. People need to comply with regular and safe rules."
7. Various of members of the Panama army and security personnel during boarding of the deportation flight
8. Members of the Panama army
9. Omni Air International plane
STORYLINE:
Panama deported 130 Indians on Tuesday on the sixth flight paid for by the United States under an agreement the two countries signed in July.
The Indians had entered Panama illegally through the Darien jungle, a path used by more than 500,000 migrants headed north last year. The vast majority of those were Venezuelans.
But at least for now, Panama is not able to deport Venezuelans because the relationship between the countries has turned tense since Panama — like most other countries in the region – has refused to recognize the results of Venezuela’s election giving Nicolas Maduro a third presidential term.
The two countries have suspended their diplomatic relations.
Panama President José Raúl Mulino, who took office July 1, pledged to stop that migration flow, an interest he shares with the U.S. government.
According to the Panamanian immigration department, the largest number of irregular immigrants in the country to this day are Venezuelan, Ecuadorian, Colombian and Chinese nationals.
AP Video by Abraham Terán
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