The migrants refused to be repatriated to their countries. They will be held in a migration facility near the Darien Gap along the Colombian border until third countries can be found to take them.

The United States has deported hundreds of migrants to Panama after they refused to return to their home countries voluntarily. According to a Panamanian official, these people will remain in the country until other nations agree to accept 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.