First migrants deported from US to third country arrive in Costa Rica

The first group of migrants deported from the US to third countries has arrived in Costa Rica.

About 25 migrants — including citizens of Albania, Cameroon, China, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Kenya and Morocco — touched down in the island nation’s capital of San Jose on Saturday.

“Upon entering the country, the migrants will receive primary care from the Professional Migration Police, with ⁠the cooperation of the International Organization for Migration (IOM),” Costa Rica’s General Directorate of Migration and Foreigners said in a statement.

The group of 25 was the first to arrive in the Central American country since the US and Costa Rica signed an agreement in March.

Under the deal, Costa Rica will receive up to 25 deportees a week, while the US will provide the country with financial support in return.