Costa Rica’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that Costa Rica is analyzing a possible agreement with the United States to take immigrants from the Central American country back to their places of origin. The minister of the ministry, Arnoldo Andres Tinoco, made the announcement during a visit to the United States, the ministry said, adding that the agreement would be “similar to the one that Panama recently signed with the US executive”. The ministry also said that the country is waiting for a conceptual note from the US government. Panama’s new president took office last month with a promise to crack down on immigration and announced an agreement with the United States under which the Americans would cover the cost of deporting immigrants from the country. The dangerous Darien region, a jungle that connects Central America to the South American continent, was used by more than half a million immigrants last year. These are people who seek better security conditions and economic opportunities abroad. In the US, the main destination for many immigrants, the topic of immigration has gained importance ahead of the presidential election, with Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump promising tighter borders and mass deportations.
