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LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR

LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR

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June 30, 2023

How Well Is Costa Rica Handling Incoming Migrants?

The Costa Rican and U.S. governments recently reached an agreement on opening legal pathways for migration. Costa Rica’s migration police are pictured. // File Photo: Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería Costa Rica.

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  • The Costa Rican and U.S. governments reached an agreement on June 13 to open potential new legal pathways to the United States for Nicaraguan and Venezuelan asylum seekers. The agreement will seek to alleviate some pressure from Costa Rica’s stretched asylum system. In recent years, the Central American country—which has a population of five million—has become one of the world’s largest receiving countries of asylum requests, with a majority coming from Nicaragua. What are the implications of the inflow of migrants on the small country, and how well is it dealing with it? What factors should Costa Rica be considering in the development of a new system, and what kind of support would it need from the region?  

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Catalina Crespo-Sancho, Costa Rica’s ambassador to the United States: “Costa Rica has traditionally been a host country for thousands of people fleeing social and political conflicts or seeking a better future for themselves and their families. Since 2018, the country has received approximately 250,000 refugee applications, mainly from Nicaragua, Venezuela and Colombia. The migration issue requires a shared responsibility and a collaborative approach among countries. Together with the United States, Costa Rica established a temporary safe mobility office in the northern border area of the country. The office will serve as a processing center for refugee applicants from Venezuela and Nicaragua who have been in the country before June 12, 2023. The safe mobility office will allow refugees to apply for legal ways to migrate to the United States and other countries such as a Spain and Canada. However…”

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