Costa Rica grants special status to 85 migrants deported from the U.S.

Costa Rica grants special status to 85 migrants deported from the U.S.

The special status will allow them to freely move within the country and is valid for 90 days, with an option to extend, the country's immigration director said.

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Costa Rica grants special status to 85 migrants deported from the US

Costa Rica granted 85 migrants, who were deported in February by the Trump administration, a special status that will allow them to freely move within the country, the country's immigration director, Omar Badilla, said on Wednesday.

The government of Rodrigo Chaves failed in its plan to voluntarily repatriate all migrants deported by the administration of President Donald Trump. Of the 200 foreigners who arrived in Costa Rica from the United States, 85 remain in detention at the Temporary Care Center for Migrants (Catem), located in Paso Canoas, near the border with Panama. The General Directorate of Migration and Aliens (DGME) acknowledged that a “significant amount” of th…

Costa Rica announced Tuesday that it will allow some of the approximately 200 migrants who were deported from the United States and are detained in the Central American country to stay and move freely for three months.

Costa Rica Will Give Migrants Deported from US Permits to Stay in Country for 3 Months

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