US-Costa Rica Sign Deportation Agreement – Costa Rica Will Accept Migrants Deported From US From Other Countries
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The Trump administration keeps stacking up wins on immigration.
The United States and Costa Rica have signed an agreement that sees them accepting migrants deported from the United States from other countries.
Costa Rica will make the final decision on if they accept the migrants.
The U.S. and Costa Rica have signed an initial agreement for Costa Rica to accept migrants deported by the U.S. from other countries, Costa Rica’s presidency said on Monday.
Costa Rica can make a final decision on whether to accept the migrants, the presidency said in a statement, with as many as 25 people expected to be transferred to the country per week.
Outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves said of the agreement, “We are very proud to have partners such as the president and Costa Rica who are working with us to ensure that individuals who are in our country illegally have the opportunity to return to their home countries.”
In a video published byt he Costa Rican Presidency on Facebook, Chaves detailed that the agreement is a voluntary “collaboration protocol” between Costa Rica and the U.S. so that the Central American nation “once again act as an ally of the United States on the issues that matter in the hemisphere.”
“We are very proud to have partners such as the president and Costa Rica who are working with us to ensure that individuals who are in our country illegally have the opportunity to return to their home countries,” Chaves said.
“It is a voluntary agreement. Under this protocol, we could refuse entry to anyone or decline to accept individuals of specific nationalities, but we will cooperate within the framework of human rights in our country,” he continued.
