As of April 2024, Costa Rica has deported 350 foreign people, according to statistics from the General Directorate of Migration.

Of those deported, 323 were Nicaraguans, five Ecuadorians, five U.S citizens, four Panamanians, four Venezuelans, three Colombians, two Jamaicans, two Salvadorans, one Mexican, and one Dominican Republic resident.

These people were deported for committing crimes either in Costa Rica or in their homeland, their tourist visa was revoked or because they had criminal records that were considered dangerous, putting the security of the country at risk.

These figures show an increase compared with the same period of 2023 when 325 people were deported.

Deportations are implemented by the Professional Migration Police. "National security and immigration control is the commitment of the national immigration police," said Enrique Arguedas, director of the Immigration Police. "We will continue to carry out operational actions to verify the immigration status of foreigners and to deport those who have already exceeded the time limit allowed."