Srilanka, Feb. 22 -- Sri Lankans are among a group of nearly 100 migrants who were deported from the U.S. to Panama last week. They have been moved from a hotel in the capital to the Darien jungle region in the south of the country, Panama's Government said on Wednesday.

In a statement, Panama's security ministry said of the 299 migrants deported from the U.S. in recent days, 13 had been repatriated to their countries of origin while another 175 remained in the hotel in Panama City awaiting onward journeys after agreeing to return home.

The migrants have been staying at the hotel under the protection of local authorities and with the financial support of the United States through the U.N.-related International Organization for Migratio...