Costa Rica has agreed to participate with the United States in the transshipment of people who are in the US illegally, including those from India and Central Asia by allowing them to pass through, in transit. Between February 19 and 20, 200 migrants will soon arrive at the Juan Santamaria International Airport on a commercial flight, according to a message from the office of the president, Rodrigo Chaves Robles.
The migrants, reminiscent of Indians and Central Asian countries, will be attended to at a temporary care and support in Costa Rica, prior to be returned to their respective countries. The project, which is being funded through U.S. and run by International Organisation for Migration (IOM), seeks to streamline deportation procedures.
This comes after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US earlier where the issue of immigration was talked about with US President Donald Trump. US Trump administration has gone the extra mile to check the influx of illegal migrants and more than 15,000 Indians have been deported in India since 2009. 
Costa Rica as the “bridge” shows its collaboration in solving global migration issues at the same time as concerns of deportation immigrant treatment are raised. The shift highlights the intricacies of global migration policies and their consequences for human beings.
