Source: Common Dreams
“Dozens of non-Costa Rican nationals who were deported to Costa Rica by the Trump administration in February say they did not receive an asylum screening interview before being expelled, according to a report released by Human Rights Watch on Thursday. The report alleges that the U.S. government did not follow the ‘minimal, if deficient’ protections around the right to seek asylum and the right not be returned to harm, and kept those expelled in ‘inhumane conditions’ while they were detained in the United States. The report explores one instance of the Trump administration expelling migrants to a country besides their country of origin, a tactic the administration has repeatedly reached for as part of its immigration crackdown. In the report, Human Rights Watch calls on the U.S. government to stop expelling or transferring noncitizens to third countries.” (05/22/25)