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Costa Rica strikes deal to accept third country deportees from US

The Guardian · 🇬🇧 public United Kingdom · · 1140 words · By Justo Robles
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What to know about Costa Rica strikes deal to accept third country deportees from US

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”.

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What happened

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”.

Why it matters

With the new agreement, Costa Rica seeks a closer alliance with Donald Trump’s government, which has been securing cooperation from other Central American countries in accepting deportees from other nations who have been detained by US immigration agents.

Common ground

“Costa Rica feels obligated to reciprocate at a time when the United States and its immigration services need the humanitarian cooperation of Costa Rican authorities,” the minister of public security, Mario Zamora, said in a video statement to the Guardian.

Perspective signals

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Costa Rica will accept deported migrants who are not from Latin America or countries that refuse to take back their citizens.”
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Wikipedia evidence entries (ethnic groups, Public Force, University of Costa Rica) contain no information about migrant acceptance criteria or deportation policies.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Latin America's population is composed of a diverse mix of ancestries and ethnic groups, including Indigenous peoples, Europeans, Africans, Asians, and those of mixed heritage, making it one of the mo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Public Force of Costa Rica (Spanish: Fuerza Pública de Costa Rica) is the national law enforcement agency of Costa Rica, whose duties include internal security and border control.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Force_of_Costa_Rica
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: Universidad de Costa Rica, abbreviated UCR) is a public university in the Republic of Costa Rica, in Central America. Its main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Costa_Rica
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Claim 2: “Deportees to Costa Rica will receive limited legal status on humanitarian grounds.”
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No evidence found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm legal status provisions for deportees.
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Claim 3: “Costa Rican legislator Monserrat Ruiz Guevara expressed concerns about potential US external pressure and agreements made without national debate.”
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Claim 4: “Costa Rica's government has discretion over the number and nationality of deportees it accepts.”
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No evidence found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm Costa Rica's discretion over deportee criteria.
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Claim 5: “Costa Rica's government will meet with US and IOM officials to determine deportee transfer locations.”
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Claim 6: “The Costa Rican government has agreed to receive up to 25 deported migrants a week from the United States.”
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Wikipedia evidence entries (2026 in Costa Rica, presidents of Costa Rica, prostitution in Costa Rica) contain no information about migrant deportation agreements or quotas. No relevant sources found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Costa Rica.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Costa_Rica
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following article lists the presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain. From 1824 to 1838 Costa Rica was a state within the Federal Republic of Cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Costa_Ri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prostitution in Costa Rica is legal. Costa Rica's legal system is based on Roman law rather than common law, and so for prostitution to be illegal it would have to be explicitly stated as such in a pe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Costa_Rica
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Claim 7: “The International Organization for Migration (IOM) will assist deportees upon their arrival in Costa Rica.”
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No evidence found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm IOM's assistance role.
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Claim 8: “The new agreement between Costa Rica and the US alarmed Costa Rican lawmakers during the presidential transition period.”
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Claim 9: “Deportation flights to Costa Rica and Panama in February 2025 cost approximately $1.4 million.”
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Claim 10: “Costa Rica's supreme court ruled that the government violated the rights of 200 migrants detained at Catem.”
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Claim 11: “The US government will provide information about deportees to Costa Rica 48 hours before deportation flights.”
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Wikipedia evidence entries (2026 events, presidents, Public Force) contain no information about deportation notification procedures.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events in the year 2026 in Costa Rica.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_Costa_Rica
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following article lists the presidents and heads of state of Costa Rica since Central American independence from Spain. From 1824 to 1838 Costa Rica was a state within the Federal Republic of Cent…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_Costa_Ri…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Public Force of Costa Rica (Spanish: Fuerza Pública de Costa Rica) is the national law enforcement agency of Costa Rica, whose duties include internal security and border control.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Force_of_Costa_Rica
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Claim 12: “The Guardian reported that the world's largest pencil maker accused Costa Rica of misusing the Catem facility.”
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Claim 13: “The US Department of Homeland Security will execute deportations to Costa Rica.”
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No evidence found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm DHS's role in executing deportations.
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Claim 14: “Costa Rica claimed to provide temporary safe haven for deportees to assist their return to home countries.”
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Claim 15: “Deportees to Costa Rica reported being treated poorly and not receiving promised assistance.”
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Claim 16: “The Trump administration has implemented deportations to third countries as part of its immigration policies.”
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No evidence found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm Trump administration's third-country deportation policies.
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Claim 17: “The Trump administration spent at least $40 million on deportations to third countries.”
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Claim 18: “The Trump administration's use of third-country deportations is under scrutiny by Democratic lawmakers.”
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Claim 19: “The agreement between Costa Rica and the US was signed during Kristi Noem's visit to Costa Rica.”
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No evidence found in web search, Wikipedia, or cross-references to confirm agreement signing during Kristi Noem's visit.
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