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

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.

A second group of men, women and minors was repatriated, two days after the Indian prime minister's visit to Washington.

Costa Rica has agreed to serve as a “bridge” to repatriate illegal immigrants in the US, including from India and Central Asia, according to an official release on Tuesday. The first group of 200 migrants will arrive at the Juan Santamaria International Airport on a commercial flight on Wednesday.

The flight appeared to be the first use of an American military aircraft to deport people to India, which is one of the top sources of illegal immigration to the United States.

A U.S. military plane carrying 104 deported Indian migrants has arrived in a northern Indian city, the first such flight to the country as part of a crackdown ordered by the Trump administration, airp

The first group of 200 migrants is set to arrive at Juan Santamaria International Airport on a commercial flight on Wednesday, as stated by Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves Robles’ office.

After Panama and Guatemala, Costa Rica is now the third Central American nation to cooperate with Washington on repatriation of migrants deported from the US

Costa Rica plans to accept Indian and Central Asian migrants deported by the US. The migrants will stay in a detention center until their repatriation, fully funded by the US government, and supervised by the International Organization for Migration.