Trump’s deportation machinery: Asian, African and Russian migrants expelled to Latin America

Trump’s deportation machinery: Asian, African and Russian migrants expelled to Latin America

An old pencil factory repurposed as a migrant care center in southern Costa Rica — just near the border with Panama — became the unexpected destination for around 200 people deported from the United States in mid-February. Among them were dozens of minors. These migrants had originally come from countries as varied as China, Iran, Vietnam, Ethiopia, and Uzbekistan. All planned to apply for asylum in the United States. However, the Donald Trump administration detained them at the U.S.–Mexico border and quietly deported them to the Central American country — a move that received little attention in the media.

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