The U.S. sent an Iranian Christian to Panama. It had no plan for what came next.
- Posted on September 21, 2026
- By Washington Post
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In brief
An Iranian Christian asylum seeker was transferred to Panama under Trump's third-country deportation policy, only to face abandonment and legal uncertainty for 18 months. This case reveals the humanitarian gaps in the controversial practice of redirecting migrants through international channels without adequate support systems or clear resolution pathways, raising questions about accountability and the fate of vulnerable refugees caught in geopolitical strategies.
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The U.S. sent an Iranian Christian to Panama. It had no plan for what came next.
One man’s 18 months in the limbo of Trump’s third-country deportations.
