Costa Rica declares state of emergency as wave of migrants from around the world steam towards US
FEATUREDWIB CULTURE September 29, 2023 Staff Writer
Jacqueline Charles, Syra Ortiz Blanes, Antonio Maria Delgado
Miami Herald
(TNS)
Citing a crushing wave of migrants from Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and around the world moving through Costa Rica headed for the United States, the Central American country has declared a “state of emergency” and stepped up deportations.
“The people that arrive are passing across Costa Rica trying to get to the United States, basically,” President Rodrigo Chaves said.
Viewed as one of the friendlier and protective countries along a 7,000 mile, 11-nation migration trail that begins in Brazil and ends at the U.S.-Mexico border, Costa Rica has recently seen a dramatic rise in migration. That spike is straining the country’s resources and led to an increase in crime.
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