40% of immigrant children in Costa Rica’s school system don’t have legal immigration status. Most are Nicaraguans and not having papers affects their wellbeing
Murder on the Border: Risks Nicaraguan Migrants Face The 309-kilometer border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica includes dozens of unmarked crossing points: through farms, empty pastures, planted fields and dense underbrush. Along those paths, Nicaraguan migrants enter Costa Rica illegally. Photo: David Bolaños / from special report: “A Sketch of the Border”. The 309-kilometer border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica includes dozens of unmarked crossing points: through farms, empty pastures, planted fields and dense underbrush. Along those paths, Nicaraguan migrants enter Costa Rica illegally. Photo: David Bolaños / from special report: “A Sketch of the Border”.
Norma left Nicaragua to work and build her house. She was killed along one of the unmarked crossing points