Report finds US policy shifts threaten migrant and refugee protection in Costa Rica

Report finds US policy shifts threaten migrant and refugee protection in Costa Rica

Refugees International and the Women’s Refugee Commission released a joint report on Friday that outlines the severe effects of recent US policy shifts and aid cuts on humanitarian protections for migrants and asylum seekers throughout the region. Identified impacts included the destruction of protection routes and an increased strain on Costa Rica’s overburdened asylum system. The report urged US President Donald Trump’s administration to promp…

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Acnur) in Costa Rica reduced its operations in the country, due to budget cuts suffered by various UN agencies and funds.On May 9, Acnur warned that the economic resources to operate in Costa Rica were reduced by 41% and estimated that in order to continue its humanitarian work in the country, during the remainder of the year, it is necessary to have an injection of $40.4 million.T…