Panama Deports Colombian Illegal Immigrants on First US-funded Flights

Panama has carried out its first-ever deportation flights for illegal immigrants, funded by the United States under a repatriation deal struck with Washington last month. Panama’s government said in a statement that 28 Colombians were deported from Panama City to Colombia on Aug. 20. It marks the first such flight since Panama’s new president, Jose Raul Mulino, signed a memorandum of cooperation with the United States on July 1, aimed at stemming the flow of illegal immigrants into Panama. According to officials from Washington and the Latin American nation, the majority of illegal immigrants entering Panama are headed for the United States....