Panama, migrants and Costa Rica

Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘ black hole’ for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn
“Panama cannot end up becoming a black hole for deported migrants,” said Juan Pappier, deputy director of Human Rights Watch in the Americas. “Migrants have the right to communicate with their families, to seek lawyers and Panama must guarantee transparency about the situation in which they find themselves.”
Why have Costa Rica and Panama agreed to take Asians deported by Trump?
Trump’s tariff threats and political pressures are believed to be reasons third countries agreed to receive deportees.
Migrants expelled from U.S. to Costa Rica, Panama in a legal 'black hole'
Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants' passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts as they wrestle with the logistics of a suddenly reversed migration flow.
Panama and Costa Rica face growing flow of migrants heading back south
Panama and Costa Rica are among a number of Latin American nations that have agreed to cooperate with U.S. President Donald Trump as he ramps up his deportation machine and restricts access to asylum in the U.
Costa Rica Will Take Central Asian and Indian Migrants Deported by U.S.
Costa Rica is the second Central American nation to accept migrants from distant countries as the Trump administration ramps up deportation flights.
On a U.S. deportation flight of 135 mostly Asian migrants to Costa Rica, half will be minors
A flight carrying primarily Asian undocumented migrants, 65 of whom are minors, is expected to land in San Jose, Costa Rica on Thursday afternoon.
Group of mostly Asian migrants deported from US arrive in Costa Rica
The migrants were flown from San Diego to San Jose, from where they were sent by bus to a migrant shelter near the border with Panama.
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Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees
While Costa Rica joins Panama in holding deportees from mostly Asian origin until their repatriation can be arranged or they can seek protection somewhere, Honduras on Thursday also facilitated ...
Costa Rica Receives First Flight of Trump Deportees From Faraway Countries
The flight from San Diego landed in San José, the Costa Rican capital, on Thursday evening. The group of migrants on board ...
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Panama, Costa Rica turning into ‘black hole’ for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn
Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts as they wrestle with the logistics ...
The Washington Post8d
Trump deports hundreds to third countries, leaving them in legal limbo
Costa Rica and Panama have agreed to serve as “bridge” countries holding the migrants. At least three flights have arrived in Panama so far, and one flight landed in Costa Rica on Thursday ...
The Costa Rica News11h
Cultura Ancestral 2025: An Unprecedented Experience, With Greater Wisdom and Events in Costa Rica
To enrich the spirit, prevail wisdom, strengthen the connection with nature and be protagonists of the ties between tribes, ...
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Lawyers Struggle to Contact Migrants Deported From U.S. To Remote Jungle Camp in Panama: 'They're Disappearing Into a Black Box'
Costa Rican authorities have raised concerns about inadequate medical evaluations and the conditions of U.S. deportees held ...
Trump crackdown leaves Panama facing chaotic reverse migration wave
Boatloads of migrants have returned to South America this week from a new departure point in Panama -- part of an increasing ...
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Panama is in the middle of a complicated migrant crisis
In the past, hundreds of thousands of migrants crossed Panama to make it to the U.S. But now, as Trump has taken office, ...