India, Feb. 21 -- Nearly 300 people, including Indians, deported from the United States, are being held in a hotel in Panama. The deportees are not allowed to leave as Panama waits for international authorities to organise a return to their countries.

The migrants are mostly from 10 Asian countries, including Iran, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China and others, reported AP.

Migrants in the hotel rooms displayed placards with messages reading "Help" and "We are not save (sic) in our country."

Authorities say that more than 40% of the migrants won't voluntarily return to their homeland.

Panama's security minister Frank Abrego said that the migrants are receiving medical attention and food as part of a migration agreem...