Costa Rica received its second group of deportees from the United States on Friday confirming that a controversial third-country removal program is now operating...

Costa Rica Assembly Races the Clock on Sanction Against Fabricio Alvarado

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The sexual harassment case that has dominated the final weeks of Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly reached its final stage on Friday, though with an...

Expomóvil 2026 Opens in Belén with 350 Models

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Costa Rica's biggest auto fair of the year is in full swing, and this edition is one for the record books. Expomóvil 2026 started...

Costa Rica Says Deported Migrants May Seek Asylum Over Return Fears

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Eight of the 25 migrants deported from the United States to Costa Rica in the first flight under a new third-country agreement have told...

Costa Rica Advances Bill to Ban Social Media for Children Under 14

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Costa Rican lawmakers moved forward Tuesday with a bill that would sharply limit minors’ access to social media, after the Legislative Assembly’s Youth, Children...

Costa Rica’s Hello Brete Program Promises Free English Training

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Outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves Robles stood before a crowd at the historic Antigua Aduana in San José, the venue for our country’s Hello Brete...

Costa Rica Pressured to Reveal Whereabouts of U.S.-Deported Migrants

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Costa Rica’s Ombudsman’s Office has given immigration authorities 24 hours to disclose where the first group of migrants deported from the United States is...

Costa Rica Accepts First U.S. Deported Migrants Under New Third Country Deal

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Costa Rica received its first group of migrants deported from the United States on Saturday under a new third-country agreement signed in March, marking...