According to the Panamanian media, the press, Costa Rica and Panama announced Monday that they are ready to collaborate in the attention of the inverse migratory flowbecause many migrants could not enter the United States because of the new Government policies of Donald Trump.
The Minister of Security of Costa Rica, Mario Zamora, He stressed that they are working together to face this regional challenge. In a meeting with Frank Abrego on the border of Peñas Blancas, between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, ZAmora explained that Abrego was “Honor Witness” of the beginning of an operation that seeks to receive migrants from Nicaraguaand then transfer them by buses to the Temporary Attention Center for Migrants, CATEM, in the town of Corridors, near the border with Panama.
Migrants will receive a 72 -hour safe -conduct to address buses towards shelters in Panama. Zamora stressed the importance of this process, noting that migrants from the control of the mafias move away and facilitates an orderly and safe flow. In addition, he called on South America countries to open their doors and collaborate with this safe step.
Zamora emphasized that, Although Costa Rica and Panama are not emigration -generating countries, they are migrants, which constitutes a “human drama” that both countries are committed to managing responsibly.
The president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, THe also stressed that, in February, more than 2,000 people in mobility entered Panama from Costa Ricamarking an increase in reverse migratory flow. Despite this increase, the number of migrants who are still trying to reach the north has decreased.
