Costa Rica is the second Central American nation to accept migrants from distant countries as the Trump administration ramps up deportation flights.

Costa Rica has announced that it will accept illegal migrants deported from the United States who are nationals of other countries, following similar

Costa Rica, which has agreed to facilitate the transit of deportees, confirmed that its role is to “serve as a bridge” for migrants returning to their countries of origin. The Central American nation joins Panama and Guatemala in cooperating with the U.S. on this initiative.

Panama received three U.S. deportation flights last week with migrants from China, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries.

Costa Rica is the third country in Central America to collaborate on repatriating deported migrants from the United States since President Donald Trump assumed office