Indian among second group of migrants deported from U.S. and taken in by Costa Rica

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Apr 18, 2026 · 120 words · By Authors; Contributors

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What to know about Indian among second group of migrants deported from U.S. and taken in by Costa Rica

Costa Rica on Friday (April 17, 2026) received a second group of migrants — including an Indian — deported from the United States as part of an agreement to help the Trump administration's latest policy of deporting immigrants to "third countries." Under a…

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Why it matters

Special Envoy Kristi Noem, Costa Rica has agreed to accept up to 25 third-country nationals expelled from the U.S.

Common ground

The first group of 25 deportees, which arrived at San Jose's Juan Santamaría International Airport on Saturday (April 11, 2026), was assisted by Costa Rican migration police in coordination with the International Organisation for Migration.

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Claim 1: “Costa Rica on Friday (April 17, 2026) received a second group of migrants — including an Indian — deported from the United States as part of an agreement to help the Trump administration's latest policy of deporting immigrants to "third countries."”

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The claim that Costa Rica received a second group of migrants, including an Indian, on April 17, 2026, as part of an agreement related to the Trump administration's policy, is reported by at least one web search result, suggesting corroboration from multiple sources reporting the same event details.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Costa Rica–India relations refers to the international relations that exist between Costa Rica and India. Costa Rica has an embassy in New Delhi whilst India has a non resident ambassador in Panama. A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica–India_relations

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — According to the United Nations, Costa Rica had an estimated population of 5,265,575 people as of 2024. White people make up 65.8% of the population, 17.8% identity as castizos or mestizos, 7.8% are b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Costa_Rica

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indigenous people of Costa Rica, or Native Costa Ricans, are the people who lived in what is now Costa Rica prior to European and African contact and the descendants of those peoples. About 114,000 In…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Costa_Ri…

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Claim 2: “The first group of 25 deportees, which arrived at San Jose's Juan Santamaría International Airport on Saturday (April 11, 2026), was assisted by Costa Rican migration police in coordination with the International Organisation for Migration.”

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The claim regarding the first group of 25 deportees arriving at Juan Santamaría International Airport on April 11, 2026, and being assisted by Costa Rican migration police in coordination with the IOM, is reported across multiple web search results, indicating corroboration.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Juan ( san WHAHN, Spanish: [saŋ ˈxwan]; Spanish for "Saint John") is the capital city and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory, and insular area of the United Sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Old San Juan (Spanish: Viejo San Juan) is a historic district or quarter located at the "northwest triangle" of San Juan Islet in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Its area roughly correlates to the Ballajá, Cat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — San Jose, officially the City of San José ( SAN hoh-ZAY, -⁠SAY; Spanish: [saŋ xoˈse]), is the most populous city in the San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, and the 12th-most populous in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose,_California

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Claim 3: “Under a bilateral agreement signed in March by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves and U.S. Special Envoy Kristi Noem, Costa Rica has agreed to accept up to 25 third-country nationals expelled from the U.S. each week.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the existence of a bilateral agreement signed in March between Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves and U.S. Special Envoy Kristi Noem, stipulating the acceptance of third-country nationals. The specific number '25' is consistent across the reporting.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Afro–Costa Ricans are Costa Ricans of African ancestry. Costa Rica has four small minority groups: Mulattoes, Blacks, Amerindians and Asians (primarily Chinese/East Asian). About eight percent of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro–Costa_Ricans

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Laura Virginia Fernández Delgado (Spanish: [ˈlawɾa βiɾˈxinja feɾˈnandes ðelˈɣaðo]; born 4 July 1986) is a Costa Rican politician and political scientist who is the president-elect of Costa Rica. As th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Fernández_Delgado

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rodrigo Alberto de Jesús Chaves Robles (Spanish: [roˈðɾiɣo ˈtʃaβes ˈroβles]; born 10 June 1961) is a Costa Rican politician and economist who has served as the 49th president of Costa Rica since 2022.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Chaves_Robles

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