00:00And the Costa Rican government announced the signing of an immigration agreement with the United States that will allow for
00:06the transfer of foreign nationals to its territory.
00:09The agreement, which is non-biting, states that the Central American country may accept or reject each case individually.
00:19The document was signed by President Rodrigo Chavez as part of a joint strategy for the management of migration flows.
00:24Although it is reported that the transfer of individuals will receive temporary legal status under Costa Rican law with guarantee
00:30of respect for human rights.
00:32Civil society organizations assert that this is the formalization of the so-called Don't Grow Monk Dream,
00:38which imposes the rule of the game on the government just as it did when it forced them to cut
00:42off relations with Cuba.
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