Costa Rica accepts up to 25 deportees a week from the United States
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Costa Rica agreed to accept up to 25 third‑country deportees per week from the United States, limited to non‑Latin American nationals without criminal records and granting them temporary humanitarian legal status on arrival.
Why it matters
The agreement establishes a routinised bilateral channel that requires Costa Rican authorities to host and process incoming third‑country removals and coordinate logistics with United States agencies. It also ties reception capacity to bilateral financial and operational support, institutionalising transfers that previously relied on ad‑hoc arrangements.
Implications
- • Costa Rican immigration authorities must establish and maintain reception facilities, register incoming third‑country deportees and apply the temporary humanitarian legal status on arrival.
- • United States Department of Homeland Security removal teams must provide individual deportee information at least 48 hours before each scheduled deportation flight to Costa Rica.
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