Costa Rica, Asia and migrants

On a U.S. deportation flight of 135 mostly Asian migrants to Costa Rica, half will be minors
A flight carrying primarily Asian undocumented migrants, 65 of whom are minors, is expected to land in San Jose, Costa Rica on Thursday afternoon.
Costa Rica Will Take Central Asian and Indian Migrants Deported by U.S.
Costa Rica is the second Central American nation to accept migrants from distant countries as the Trump administration ramps up deportation flights.
Group of mostly Asian migrants deported from US arrive in Costa Rica
The migrants were flown from San Diego to San Jose, from where they were sent by bus to a migrant shelter near the border with Panama.
Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for deportees from US
A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries climbed down the stairs of a plane in Costa Rica’s capital Thursday, the first flight of deportees from other nations Costa Rica agreed to hold in detention facilities for the Trump administration while it organised the return back to their countries.
Costa Rica Receives First Flight of Trump Deportees From Faraway Countries
The flight from San Diego landed in San José, the Costa Rican capital, on Thursday evening. The group of migrants on board included dozens of children, officials said.
Costa Rica to receive 200 deported migrants as Trump ramps up immigration measures
Panama received three U.S. deportation flights last week with migrants from China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries.
Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica — A group of families and children hailing from Uzbekistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia and more countries walked off an airplane in Costa Rica’s capital, the first flight ...
Trump Deportees Arrived in ‘Visible Distress,’ Costa Rica’s Ombudsman Says
The migrants from around the world did not know where they were or what would happen to them, according to an independent government entity.
Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica joins Panama as stopover for foreign deportees
Costa Rica received Thursday the first U.S. flight of deportees from other nations it agreed to hold in detention facilities for the Trump administration.
Deportation flight lands in Costa Rica
A U.S. flight carrying 135 deportees of mostly Asian origin, half of them minors, landed Thursday in Costa Rica, making it the second Latin American nation to serve as a stopover for migrants as U.S.
Migrants deported from the US could be held in Costa Rica for up to six weeks
Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles said Wednesday that migrants deported from the US could be held in Costa Rica for four to six weeks before being sent to their home countries. This comes
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