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Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego Garca, contradicting U.S.

Immigration
Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.

A Costa Rican official rebutted the Trump administration’s claim that the only possible destination to deport the undocumented Salvadoran immigrant is the West African nation of Liberia.

November 21, 2025 at 8:25 p.m.


Kilmar Abrego García, center, with his wife and attorney at a protest rally at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore in August. (Stephanie Scarbrough/AP)

By Maria Sacchetti

A high-ranking Costa Rican official said late Friday that the country remains willing to accept the deportation of Kilmar Abrego García, rebutting the Trump administration’s claims that the only possible destination for the Salvadoran immigrant is the West African nation of Liberia.

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