Mauricio Herrera
Costa RicapoliticianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Mauricio Herrera is a former Minister of Communication in Costa Rica, serving under President Luis Guillermo Solís. He is currently in the news for filing an amparo petition with the Constitutional Court against the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration. His petition concerns the detention of Asian migrants deported from the United States under the Trump administration, who are being held at a temporary migrant care center in Costa Rica. Herrera argues that these individuals are being unjustly detained without legal recourse and are subject to discriminatory treatment compared to other migrants.
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Mauricio Herrera, who was Minister of Communication between 2015 and 2018, stated that prior to the crisis in Nicaragua, the main migratory concern was not refuge but the flows of migrants in transit.
Costa Rica alberga a 200.000 refugiados y solicitantes de refugio, una cifra mayor a la población del cantón de CartagoCosta Rica· 2026-06-20
Dr. Mauricio Herrera highlights the advanced medical services provided for fetal and neonatal care.
أبوظبي.. ريادة في الجراحات الدقيقة للأجنة والرضع
United Arab Emirates· 2026-01-11
Colonel Mauricio Herrera is the commander of the Department of Police of Cundinamarca and commented on the investigation into the massacre.
Primera hipótesis de la masacre de tres personas en finca de Mesitas del Colegio, Cundinamarca; víctimas tenían antecedentes
Colombia· 2025-08-20
Mauricio Herrera has been sentenced for his role in the corruption case associated with Wilman Terán.
Procuraduría cree que Wilman Terán debe devolver al Estado más de $ 215.000 invertidos en concurso fallido que intentó manipular | Política | Noticias
Ecuador· 2025-07-07
Mauricio Herrera is the former Minister of Communication who filed a legal resource against the DGME and Omer Badilla.
Costa Rica propone a Canadá acoger a migrantes varados en el CatemCosta Rica· 2025-04-24
Mauricio Herrera, a former communication minister, facilitated the donation of land for migrant refuge.
Editorial: Migrantes atrapados en la incertidumbreCosta Rica· 2025-04-16
Former Costa Rican diplomat Mauricio Herrera has filed a legal challenge to the migrants' detention.
'Jail or death': migrants expelled by Trump fear for their fate
Kenya· 2025-04-03
Mauricio Herrera is a former minister who raised concerns about the treatment of deported migrants.
Gobierno de Costa Rica cambió el discurso sobre deportados por Trump: pasó de asegurar estancia de semanas a reconocer opción de refugioCosta Rica· 2025-03-31
Mauricio Herrera was mentioned as having made allegations regarding the treatment of deported migrants.
‘Es lamentable la situación que viven ellos’, dice diputada tras visita al CATEMCosta Rica· 2025-03-30
Mauricio Herrera, a former Minister of Communication, also denounced the pressures faced by the migrants.
Más de 100 migrantes deportados por Trump siguen recluidos en Costa Rica; estas son sus nacionalidadesCosta Rica· 2025-03-29
Mauricio Herrera is a former Minister of Communication who criticized the government's handling of deported migrants.
Denuncian presiones para que migrantes deportados por Trump elijan entre irse de Costa Rica o quedar en la calleCosta Rica· 2025-03-27
Mauricio Herrera, exministro de Comunicación, presented a legal resource against the detention of Asian migrants deported by Donald Trump.
Sala Constitucional estudia recurso de exministro contra retención de asiáticos deportados por TrumpCosta Rica· 2025-03-19