Europe Studies | Migration and Immigration
Article By Stella Clark
August 25, 2026 11:15 am EDT
The Unintended Consequences of the 2016 EU-Turkey Statement
Costa Rica’s new agreement with the United States expands the Trump administration’s use of third-country deportations, a policy that has already sent migrants and asylum seekers to countries where they have no citizenship or family ties.
Author Bio: Stella Clark is a senior Economics student at Fordham University on the pre-law track, with a strong interest in migration policy and its economic effects. Her studies explore how law and public policy shape labor markets and access to opportunity. She plans to pursue a legal career focused on public policy and the expansion of equitable access to economic opportunity.