Costa Rica Receives 200 US Deportees from Central Asia

Costa Rica has agreed to accept 200 deported migrants from various Asian countries, including Uzbekistan and Pakistan, who were removed from the U.S. The first plane carrying 135 migrants is expected to arrive on February 20, with minors included among the deportees. Meanwhile, Panama has relocated nearly 100 U.S. deportees to a camp near the Venezuelan border, where they will remain until third-party countries can be found for their resettlement. The Panamanian government is currently housing a total of 299 migrants, with more than half having agreed to return to their home countries. This situation reflects broader U.S. policies aimed at managing migration through cooperation with Latin American nations, as evidenced by the recent plans for Honduran officials to return around 170 Venezuelan migrants back to their country. Overall, these developments illustrate the challenges and complexities surrounding international migration and deportation practices in the Americas.