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.