Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency as it struggles to deal with an influx of migrants passing through the tropical paradise, with more than a quarter million asylum seekers crossing through the treacherous Darien Gap this year to get to the US.President Rodrigo Chaves said on Tuesday he has ordered officials to declare a state of emergency as the number of migrants passing through the small Central American nation after crossing from South to Central America through the jungle jumped sharply, reaching 386,000 in 2023 alone.'The people that arrive are passing across Costa Rica , basically... I have instructed the security ministry to take a firm stance with anyone who takes Costa Rica's kindness for weakness,' Chaves said at a press conference, referencing recent riots by migrants crossing the country.
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