Human Rights Watch:

 Costa Rican Foreign Minister Arnoldo André Tinoco should use his appearance before the Legislative Assembly on March 19, 2025, to disclose his migration agreement with the United States and confirm that third-country nationals deported from the United States can seek asylum in Costa Rica, Human Rights Watch said today.

“Costa Rica should not be complicit in flagrant US abuses,” said Michael Garcia Bochenek, senior children’s rights counsel at Human Rights Watch. “Costa Rican authorities should expeditiously identify potential refugee claims and ensure that no one is returned to a place where they are at risk of serious harm.”

A 23-year-old woman said she fled Iran facing persecution for converting to Christianity. She had an initial “credible fear” interview in mid-February with a US asylum officer. Immediately afterward, she said, US immigration agents told her she would be deported to Iran. The following week, they sent her to Costa Rica.

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