Costa Rica will let some U.S.-deported migrants stay for 3 months after a lawsuit alleged rights violations of children held ...

However, authorities in Costa Rica are desperate for an answer to their own migrant violence, which has seen the homicide rate spike to 17.2 per 100,000 people last year — an all-time high.

In November, Costa Rica bestowed its highest diplomatic honor on El Salvador President Nayib Bukele for his success in lowering levels of violence during his three-year campaign against powerful ...