The Latest Breaking News from Costa Rica

Lawyers Struggle to Contact Migrants Deported From U.S. To Remote Jungle Camp in Panama: 'They're Disappearing Into a Black Box'

Costa Rican authorities have raised concerns about inadequate medical evaluations and the conditions of U.S. deportees held in detention facilities near the Panamanian border

Latin Times · Feb 28, 2025

Central American Countries Struggle With Reversed Migration Flow

Costa Rica and Panama grapple with challenges of managing sudden migration shifts and deportations, raising human rights concerns.

Top News · Feb 28, 2025

Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ' black hole' for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn

Officials in Costa Rica and Panama are confiscating migrants’ passports and cellphones, denying them access to legal services and moving them between remote outposts as they wrestle with the logistics of a suddenly reversed migration flow

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2025

U.S. Deportees Taken To Panama Jungle Camp: 'It Looks Like a Zoo'

The migrants were being kept in a hotel, prevented from going out, and later relocated. "There are fenced cages," a deportee said

Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025

Costa Rica Gears Up To Receive U.S. Deportees From Asian Countries As a Way To Help Its 'Economically Powerful Brother From The North'

135 people will land in the Central American country. About half of them are minors

Latin Times · Feb 20, 2025

Costa Rica Will Become The Latest Nation To Receive U.S. Deportees From Third Countries

The Trump administration has started sending nationals of countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa

Latin Times · Feb 19, 2025

Queen of Belgium’s plane forced to make emergency landing after cockpit windshield cracks

The Boeing 787-9 was flying from Amsterdam to San Jose in Costa Rica

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025

Retire in Costa Rica With These Three Tax Benefits

Costa Rica may be a good place for retirement if you like the low cost of living and savings for your heirs.

Kiplinger · Feb 9, 2025

Trump Nominates Donut Shop Owner to Serve as US Ambassador to Costa Rica

President Donald Trump announced that he appointed a donut shop owner from Houston, Texas, to serve as the US ambassador to Costa Rica.

Latin Times · Feb 7, 2025

The filming locations for new Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt

The new reality TV series was filmed in the wilds of Central America

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025