Central America
More than 178 Salvadorans applied for residency in Panama in four months of 2023
June 8 |
Panama’s National Migration Service reported that during the first four months of 2023, a total of 188 Salvadorans have applied for residency in that country, but of that number only 178 people received legal approval to reside in Panama, while the other eight applications were rejected.
According to the data of the migratory institution, published by the newspaper La estrella de Panamá, El Salvador ranks 14th among the countries with the highest number of residency applications processed between January and April 2023.
The data also reveals that most of these procedures are for permanent residence conditions, permits for work issues in multinational companies, renewal of permits for six years, study reasons, retirements, marriages and renewal of two-year permits.
In addition, it should be noted that along with Salvadoran citizens there are people from countries such as Colombia, Venezuela, Nicaragua, United States, China, Dominican Republic, Peru, India, Mexico, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and Italy, who also register a high number of requests for residence in the Central American country.
In total during the first four months of the year, Panama reported that the immigration authorities processed a total of 10,338 applications for residence permits, of which 9,862 were approved and 476 denied.
The former director of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (Inec) of Panama, Raul Moreira, considers that this high number of residency applications may be influenced by the new immigration policies implemented by the United States, because as entry to the United States has become more complicated, many people from around the world consider it feasible to migrate to Panama to form “their new American dream”.
“Evidently the political and economic stability of our country, together with a quality of life superior to many of their countries of origin, constitutes a desirable destination for many foreigners…. This situation is what makes us fear that if the possibilities of entering the United States continue to become more complicated, then they will begin to see Panama as the place to fulfill their new American dream”, said Moreira, in declarations reported by the Panamanian media.
Central America
Analyst questions IACHR role over report on El Salvador emergency measures
Political analyst Óscar Martínez Peñate on Tuesday called for a review of the role currently played by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), arguing that it has undermined its credibility by hosting the presentation of a report critical of El Salvador.
Speaking during the interview program Panorama, Martínez questioned the commission’s decision to accept a report prepared by the Grupo Internacional de Expertas y Expertos para la Investigación de Violaciones de Derechos Humanos en El Salvador, which examines alleged human rights violations under the country’s state of emergency.
“We should examine what the current role of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights is. How is it possible that they agree to host the presentation of a report whose premise is against a State, a government, a political system, and Salvadoran society?” Martínez said.
He added that by allowing the presentation of the report, the commission “automatically disqualifies itself.”
Martínez also questioned whether it is appropriate for the IACHR to serve as a “platform” for what he described as the defense of criminals, by treating the GIPES report as credible.
According to the analyst, the commission is acting in a way that contradicts its mandate by enabling narratives that, in his view, go against Salvadoran society.
Central America
El Salvador destroys $166 million worth of cocaine seized from Tanzanian vessel
A total of 6,606 kilograms of cocaine, valued at more than $166.1 million, were destroyed on Tuesday in an operation led by the Fiscalía General de la República, in coordination with the Policía Nacional Civil, the Superintendencia de Regulación Sanitaria, and the Cuerpo de Bomberos de El Salvador.
The drugs had been seized on February 13 by the Naval Task Force Tridente of the Salvadoran Navy aboard a vessel flying the flag of Tanzania.
Authorities reported that the ship was intercepted approximately 380 nautical miles southwest of the Salvadoran coast. On board were 10 individuals of different nationalities: four Colombians, three Nicaraguans, two Panamanians, and one Ecuadorian.
The detainees were identified as Colombians Luis Enrique Rodelo Osorio, Antonio José Ángulo Narváez, Mario Alonso Pérez Hernández, and Miguel Antonio Galeano Ariaza; Nicaraguans José Martín Cerda Cea, Roberto Adolfo Díaz, and Francisco Javier García Duval; Panamanians Yareth Sanir Carr Garcés and Vicente Ramos; and Ecuadorian José Ramiro Valencia.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, following the initial hearing, the Tribunal Primero Contra el Crimen Organizado de San Salvador ordered that the suspects remain in custody while the investigation continues, and authorized the destruction of the seized drugs.
International
Trump Says Iran Is Welcome at 2026 World Cup but Warns of Security Concerns
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said Thursday that the national football team of Iran is “welcome” to participate in the 2026 World Cup, although he suggested it might be safer for the team not to take part in the tournament.
“The Iranian national soccer team is welcome at the World Cup, but I really don’t think it’s appropriate for them to be there, for their own safety,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
His comments came a day after Iran’s sports minister, Ahman Donyamali, said that there are currently no conditions for the country to participate in the tournament following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, during a military offensive launched on February 28 by Israel and the United States.
“After the corrupt government killed our leader, there are no conditions that allow us to take part in the World Cup,” the Iranian official said. He added that the country has faced two wars in the past eight or nine months, resulting in thousands of civilian deaths, making participation in the tournament unlikely.
On Tuesday, the president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, met with Trump at the White House.
Following the meeting, Infantino said that Trump reiterated that Iran’s national team would be allowed to compete in the FIFA World Cup 2026.
“We discussed the current situation in Iran and the fact that the Iranian team has qualified to participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026. During the conversation, President Trump reiterated that the Iranian team is, of course, welcome to compete in the tournament in the United States,” Infantino wrote on Instagram.
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