The Costa Rican Supreme Court ruled that illegal immigrants deported to the country by the United States must be released.
In February, Costa Rica accepted deportation flights totaling around 200 migrants after pressure from the Trump administration. The group was taken to the Temporary Migrant Care Center, a temporary shelter, close to the border with Panama, where they were made to stay or leave for their home countries. On Thursday, in a 4-3 vote, the Central American nation’s highest court ruled that the 28 remaining migrants must be released.
The court ruled that the Costa Rican government had violated the group’s rights by failing to provide them with “timely and sufficient information” about their immigration status or give them access to legal counsel, NBC News reported.
“Nor was free contact with the media permitted, nor was there any information from the outset about the possibility of requesting asylum,” the court said in a statement.
The government was given 15 days to release the remaining migrants. The government reacted with outrage.
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Author: Marty Kaufmann
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