Iranian woman's children don't eat for four days in Panamanian detention — 'my children did not eat enough'
Feb 2025 · San Diego, CA, Iran
DeportationThird Country DeportationDetention ConditionsRefugee/Asylum SeekerFamilyClimate/EnvironmentalCalifornia
Azita, a 32-year-old Iranian woman, was expelled from the U.S. to Panama with her children. At the San Vicente detention center in the Darién jungle, her children struggled to eat the unfamiliar food. She told Human Rights Watch, 'My children did not eat enough in the Darien camp. For the first four days, they didn't eat.' Parents also said the heat and humidity were hard for their children to handle. Neither the Decapolis Hotel nor the San Vicente detention center provided opportunities for recreation or activities, and children did not attend school.
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