Costa Rica grants special status to 85 migrants deported from the U.S.

Costa Rica granted 85 migrants, who were deported in February by the Trump administration, a special status that will allow them to freely move within the country, the country’s immigration director, Omar Badilla, said on Wednesday. President Rodrigo Chaves’ government agreed with the Trump administration at the start of the year that it would receive up to 200 people originating from Africa, Asia, and Europe with…

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Israeli investigation into killing of 15 Palestinian aid workers reveals ‘professional failures’

TEL AVIV — The Israeli Defense Forces faulted a series of “professional failures” and “breaches of order” in an incident last month when Israeli soldiers killed 15 Palestinian emergency workers in Gaza, an event that sparked widespread condemnation and calls for an independent investigation. In the summary of an internal report on the killings and a briefing to foreign media…

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