US Puts Deportees in Limbo by Foisting Them on Its Neighbors
- Panama buses refugees to a camp on the edge of its jungle
- Costa Rica says Washington pressured it to accept migrants
A US Air force flight carrying deported migrants by the US government arrives in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Jan. 31.
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The hundreds of migrants from Asia and the Middle East deported to Central America by Donald Trump’s administration this week are among the first caught in a legal limbo that may take years to resolve.
The deportees from different origin-countries now being held in camps or warehouses are posing a major logistical and human rights challenge for Central American governments, which were pressured by Washington to help the US deal with its refugee problem.