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Panama says it will release 112 migrants deported from the U.S. and held in a remote camp

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112 migrants deported from the U.S. have been held in a remote camp in the Darien region since last month .

The government cited humanitarian reasons for the decision.

Rights lawyers expressed concerns that this could be a tactic to absolve the authorities of international scrutiny.

Panama has come under pressure from human rights groups for holding the migrants without their passports or cell phones.

Authorities sent armed guards to suppress the riot, she said, and another migrant in the camp went on a days -long hunger strike. “We are treated like prisoners here,” she said. Janetsky reported from Mexico City . Support Provided By: Learn more Support PBS News: Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else..