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THEY WALKED ALL THE WAY? The deportees, primarily from Asian countries, are in a sort of limbo in Panama after the Central American nation agreed to serve as a transit point for migrants who are hard for the Trump administration to deport directly to their countries. Last week, the new administration found a solution: Export them to a country willing to take them in. On Wednesday, U.S. officials began flying hundreds of people, including people from Asian, Middle Eastern and African countries, to Panama, which is under intense pressure to appease Mr. Trump, who has threatened to take over the Panama Canal.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/americas/trump-migrant-deportation-panama.html