all ▁dangerous ▁al iens ” ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁for ▁intern ment . ▁In ▁neutral ▁Colombia , ▁US ▁Amb assador ▁Br aden ▁ur ged ▁for ▁the ▁exp ulsion ▁of ▁Germ ans ▁even ▁before ▁US ▁entry ▁to ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁Latin ▁American ▁response ▁to ▁U . S . ▁demand ▁ ▁The ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁were ▁generally ▁re cept ive ▁to ▁American ▁dem ands . ▁Their ▁motiv ation ▁varied ▁between ▁American ▁influence , ▁promise ▁of ▁military ▁and ▁economic ▁aid , ▁domestic ▁anti - G erman ▁sent iments , ▁and ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁land ▁and ▁property ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans . ▁Pan ama , ▁which ▁was ▁tight ly ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁US , ▁agreed ▁to ▁send ▁the ▁“ more ▁dangerous ” ▁inter ne es ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Little ▁opposition ▁arose ▁in ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁countries ▁that ▁have ▁declared ▁war ▁on ▁Germany . ▁Gu atem ala , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁H ond uras , ▁El ▁Salvador , ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic , ▁and ▁H ait i ▁all ▁agreed ▁to ▁deport ▁“ d anger ous ▁enemy ▁al iens ” ▁by ▁mid - F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁while ▁Cuba ▁comprom ised ▁with ▁intern ing ▁selected ▁Germ ans ▁in ▁the ▁isolated ▁Is le ▁of ▁P ines ▁( now ▁Is la ▁de ▁la ▁Ju vent ud ). ▁Colombia ▁initially ▁refused ▁American ▁dem ands , ▁cit ing ▁national ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁constitution al ▁rights . ▁She