Nicaraguans seeking asylum strain Costa Rica’s refugee system

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The number of people from Nicaragua applying for asylum in neighbouring Costa Rica is putting its refugee system under strain.

Al Jazeera’s Alessandro Rampietti reports from San José, Costa Rica, where he met some who say they will have to wait up to eight years to get an appointment.

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