Costa Rica received its second group of 30 people deported from the United States on Friday — 22 foreign nationals and eight Costa Ricans — arriving at Juan Santamaría International Airport. The deportations are part of a memorandum of understanding signed in late March by President Rodrigo Chaves and Kristi Noem, the U.S. special envoy for the Shield of the Americas initiative. A first group of 25 had arrived on April 11. The accelerating pace of deportation flights reflects the broader U.S. policy of pressuring Central American countries to accept returnees, raising questions about logistics, reintegration, and human rights. [5]
Walter Murrow
April 18, 2026
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