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- The Costa Rican government will accept up to 25 deported migrants weekly from the United States as part of the Trump administration's strategy to deport individuals to "third countries."
- Public Security Minister Mario Zamora confirmed that the agreement is voluntary and applies only to migrants without criminal records.
- The U.S. will provide housing and food for the deportees, with assistance from the International Organization for Migration upon their arrival.
- Concerns about human rights violations have emerged, especially after Costa Rica's Supreme Court ruled that the rights of previous deportees were violated.
- Lawmakers express worries about the implications of such agreements during a government transition.
