Costa Rica strikes deal to accept third country deportees from US

<p>Central American country to receive up to 25 migrants a day expelled as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>The Costa Rican government has agreed to receive up to 25 deported migrants a week from the United States, the latest deal in the Trump administration’s unprecedented efforts to deport scores of people to “third countries”.</p><p>With the new agreement, Costa Rica seeks a closer alliance with Donald Trump’s government, which has been securing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/02/trump-central-america-immigrants-deportation">cooperation from other Central American countries</a> in accepting deportees from other nations who have been detained by US immigration agents.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/trump-costa-rica-deported-migrants-deal">Continue reading...</a>