 Currently, Cuba only takes one deportation flight from the U.S. per month, and Venezuela takes none, meaning that at least for migrants from those countries, the chances of getting sent back from Panama are slim. In the Colombian town of Necopi, which is the first stop on the way to Panama, many migrants said they are still heading north despite new obstacles. Oscar Andres Martinez, a Venezuelan construction worker, was looking for a boat that would take him toward the Darien jungle.