US deportees in ‘black box’ in Panama with no access to counsel, lawyers say
by Reuters in Panama City from World news | The Guardian on (#6VJNJ)
About 112 migrants held in immigration center deep in the jungle are unable to communicate with their attorneys
Lawyers for immigrants from around the world who were deported from the United States and moved to a remote jungle camp in Panama say they have been unable to communicate with their clients since they arrived there.
About 112 deported migrants are being held in the San Vicente" immigration center deep in the dense jungle that separates Panama from Colombia, according to Panamanian authorities. Their future is uncertain as they wait to see if they will be granted asylum in Panama or elsewhere.
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