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Costa Rica

Arcs in and about Costa Rica from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 41 stories · 300 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 12, 2023

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All arcs1 named arc in 2025

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Trump's deportations of migrants to third countries, from Panama to South Sudan

21 of 33 stories this year · 2 about Costa Rica

Guatemala will accept migrants from other countries deported from the US · 14 articles, Feb 5Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras begin taking deportees · 16 articles, Feb 18Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘black hole' for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn · 11 articles, Feb 28Panama offers temporary reprieve for 112 migrants deported by US · 9 articles, Mar 8Panama releases dozens of detained deportees from US into limbo · 20 articles, Mar 9Deportees from the US hop embassy to embassy in Panama in a desperate scramble to seek asylum · 9 articles, Mar 21Rwanda says it's in 'early stages' of talks with U.S. to take in deported migrants · 10 articles, May 5Trump administration South Sudan deportation attempt violated court order, judge says · 44 articles, May 20US officials must keep control of migrants sent to South Sudan in case removals were unlawful: judge · 10 articles, May 21Judge says Trump administration violated court order on third-country deportations · 5 articles, May 21A federal judge orders the Trump administration to return a Guatemalan deported to Mexico · 10 articles, May 24Trump asks Supreme Court to halt judge’s order blocking deportations of criminal migrants to South Sudan · 16 articles, May 27Trump administration working to return Guatemalan man deported to Mexico · 7 articles, May 29Supreme Court allows Trump to remove migrants to South Sudan and other turmoil-filled countries · 17 articles, Jun 23Judge briefly blocks immigrants’ deportation to South Sudan, but legal path eventually cleared · 49 articles, Jul 3US deports immigrants from Jamaica, Cuba and other countries to the African kingdom of Eswatini · 19 articles, Jul 16Men Deported by US to Eswatini in Africa Will Be Held in Solitary Confinement for Undetermined Time · 7 articles, Jul 18Rwanda says it reaches a deal with U.S. to take in up to 250 migrants · 16 articles, Aug 5Uganda agrees to take deported migrants from US if they don’t have criminal records · 15 articles, Aug 21South Sudan repatriates Mexican man deported from US · 11 articles, Sep 610 more deportees from the US arrive in the African nation of Eswatini · 5 articles, Oct 6

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else11 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Costa Rica that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Aug 20– 23Court filing: US seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused a plea offer48 articles · 31 independent sources
    4 left, 9 center, 4 right
  2. Jul 21– 22Malcolm-Jamal Warner, star of 'The Cosby Show,' dies at 54125 articles · 52 independent sources
    11 left, 19 center, 7 right
  3. Mar 23– 25Teen son of ex-Yankees star Brett Gardner did not die by asphyxia, Costa Rica officials now say62 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 12 center, 1 right

Stories that name Costa Rica

  1. Aug 24– 28Kilmar Abrego Garcia requests asylum in the US, hoping to prevent his deportation to Uganda158 articles · 62 independent sources
    17 left, 26 center, 15 right
  2. Jul 23Malcolm-Jamal Warner was swimming with 8-year-old daughter, who was rescued, when he drowned8 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Jul 21– 22Gen Xers mourn drowning death of actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, known as Theo on ‘The Cosby Show’13 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Apr 1– 3Brett Gardner's son died from carbon monoxide poisoning: authorities39 articles · 12 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 1 right
  5. Mar 20World Happiness Report: U.S. falls to lowest-ever ranking; Finland still No. 18 articles · 8 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 0 right
  6. Jan 31– Feb 1Rubio heads to Central America as Trump admin attempts crackdown on migration to US10 articles · 10 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right
  7. Jan 23Rubio will visit Central America, including Panama, on first trip abroad as secretary of state9 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 2 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 12Costa Rican authorities raid hotel where ex-Yankee Brett Gardner's son died9 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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