Zheng Lijuan fled Panama City hotel as 170 of deported migrants were transported to dense, lawless regionPolice are searching for a Chinese woman who escaped from a downtown Panama City hotel where she was being held following her deportation from the US under Donald Trump’s intensified campaign against immigrants.Zheng Lijuan was one of 299 migrants – from China, Afghanistan, Iran and other countries with which the US lacks extradition agreements – who have been flown in shackles to Panama since last Wednesday. Panamanian authorities say they believe that Zheng was aided by locals who had been “prowling” outside the Decapolis hotel in the capital city where the deportees had been held. Continue reading...
Panama City police are searching for Zheng Lijuan, a Chinese woman who escaped from a downtown hotel where she was being held after being deported from the US under former President Donald Trump's immigration policies. Zheng was among 299 migrants, including those from China, Afghanistan, and Iran, who were flown to Panama in shackles since last Wednesday. Panamanian authorities believe she was aided by locals. Meanwhile, 170 of the deported migrants were transported to the lawless Darién region near Colombia. Panama plans to expand a migrant camp due to the influx. The country has faced political pressure from Trump to cooperate with US deportation efforts, despite lacking extradition agreements with some countries. Some migrants, like Iranian Christian Artemis Ghasemzadeh, fear severe consequences if deported.
