First US Flight Carrying Deportees of Different Nationalities Arrives in Panama

Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino said the 119 deportees on board would be moved to a shelter in the Darien region.

People board a deportation flight from Panama funded by the United States, in Panama City on Feb. 13, 2025. Telemetro via AP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

The first U.S. flight carrying deportees of different nationalities arrived in Panama this week as part of an agreement between the Trump administration and the Central American nation’s president.

“Yesterday, a flight from the United States Air Force arrived with 119 people from diverse nationalities of the world,” Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino confirmed during his weekly press briefing on Thursday.