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NEILY, Costa Rica — After being deported from the U.S. with his wife and 6-year-old son, German Smirnov, a Russian national, is being held at a migrant camp in the Central American country. After more than a month there, he says he feels he is being forced to consider staying there to live.

Smirnov, 36, is among 110 migrants, mostly from Asian and African countries, who have been detained at the Center for Temporary Attention of Migrants (CATEM) since late February and now find themselves in limbo.

Many of the detainees tell Noticias Telemundo they're confused and torn over the limited options being offered by Costa Rican officials, including applying for asylum there, going back to their home countries, waiting it out in the shelter or officially documenting their case to request asylum in another country. It's all while enduring high temperatures and poor food and conditions.

But many of the migrants say they don't have a safe country to return to and little information to help them.

For the first time since the migrants arrived from the U.S., and following weeks of pressure from activists and lawmakers, Costa Rican authorities have opened up the camp to the media. Several migrants who have had their documents confiscated said that they feel they have few choices about what comes next.

"They tell us nothing here," Smirnov said. "We're here for almost 40 days."

Smirnov, who had planned on requesting asylum in America before the Trump administration suspended asylum at the Southern border, said it's impossible to return to Russia after fleeing for political reasons.

"It's complicated. I'm ready to stay here, but I don't have anywhere to live," Smirnov said. "I don't have a job and I don't speak the local language."

Costa Rica is one of several Central American countries that has agreed to serve as a bridge between the U.S. and the migrants, many of whom come from countries like China or India.

So far, six people have fled the camp without authorization or documents, said Omer Badilla, Costa Rica's deputy minister of the interior and police. Dozens more have been repatriated to their home countries, while the majority remain at the center behind a chain-link fence, forbidden to leave the premises.

Until the migrants make an official choice, passports and other identification documents will remain confiscated, Badilla said. As of Monday, the country had not received a formal asylum request from any of the migrants, Badilla said.

Badilla said that the migrants have all been made aware of their options, particularly about the need to formalize their asylum claims with documents in other countries. But he said that many do not want to speak with authorities.

"They've been told to document the case, and they're afraid. We only work on documented cases. They're afraid to talk to the police," Badilla said. "We're working so they can feel confident that we won't take action against them."

But Badilla said that the country is guaranteeing that those who feel a "well-founded fear" of returning to their countries of origin will not be forced to do so.

Smirnov said that, if he returns to Russia, he could be forced to join in Moscow's war against Ukraine.

"They'll put me in jail or send me to war," he said. "It's simple, because my country is at war with a neighboring country."

A St. Petersburg native, Smirnov was an elections official who was recruited by the Anti-Corruption Foundation, an organization founded by the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny, to expose fraud in last year's election. Authorities discovered his agreement with the group, he said, and he was forced to flee Russia.

"They caught me while I was recording the whole process," Smirnov said. "Maybe someone betrayed me, I don't know."

Smirnov, who was detained for nearly a month in San Diego before being deported to Costa Rica, said his family had hoped to relocate to Australia or Canada. But he said that their requests for help in relocating to a third country have been ignored by authorities.

Mohammad Saber Asadi, who fled Afghanistan with his wife, Najia, and their almost 3-year-old daughter, Asra, said he's been searching for a path to another country, like Canada or Germany. But without visas in place, he said that authorities have given him only two options: stay in Costa Rica or go back to Afghanistan.

Asadi, who runs a construction company, fled Afghanistan after he was threatened by the Taliban for selling materials to contractors from the United States or other Western countries. Asadi said that he had already been arrested after the Taliban returned to power in 2021, and can't risk another stint in prison.

"I don't know what will happen to me," Asadi said.

Attempting to start a life in Costa Rica isn't so simple.

"I would like to go to a country that I can live, that I can make a good future for my family, for my daughter," Asadi said. "But here in Costa Rica, I think it's not possible for me. I don't know Spanish, I don't have information about the culture of Costa Rica and I don't have any family here to support me."

The conditions at the camp haven't made their time in detention any easier, either, the migrants said. Alexandra, a Russian migrant who requested to go by her first name out of fear of retaliation from the Russian government, said many in the camp are nervous, stressed and lost. There's little ventilation amid the over-90-degree weather, and many have fallen ill.

"We don't have air conditioning or fans, some families have sick children, and some women have fainted," she said.

Asadi also said that while food had been provided by a local restaurant, paid for by the U.S., those meals have since been halted. Migrants have been living on beans and rice on most days, which is particularly difficult for infants, since it's been challenging to access any baby food. And little drinking water is provided throughout the day.

"We are not free to go outside of here. Here, it's like a jail," Asadi said. "The children, they cry every day. They cry."

Costa Rica's role in U.S. deportations has drawn criticisms for the past few weeks, with immigrant rights advocates saying that the country is complicit in America's human rights violations. Badilla has said that Costa Rica agreed to accept the migrants "because of our history and our customs as human rights protectors," and that the agreement with the Trump administration isn't based on any special conditions.

"We responded to the United States' government's request, and we raised our hand to help them," Badilla said.

Costa Rican President Rodrigo Chaves said at a news conference in February that the country is helping its "economically powerful brother from the north."

"If they impose a tax in our free zones, it'll screw us," Chaves said. "I don't think they'll do it, thank God ... Love is repaid with love. ... Two-hundred will come, we treat them well and they will leave."

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Serves the same purpose but doesn't have Destoryer as a mod

So Trump finally found out that Lesotho exists and that they've been ripping off the US very badly for decades?

Laid-off U.S. Department of Education staff leave amid emotional 'Clap-Out' in Cleveland

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Ahh yeah the shootings only happen in 1 country so that must be the meds that are used world wide. Just say that you don't care and be honest about it. As long as it's not your kids getting shot you couldn't care less. (25)

It seems like an impossible challenge for leftists to understand how to argue.Convincing others that your position is superior is a lot easier when you're not telling them they are horrible people.A large campaign in your local community and a couple of safe companies had a positive impact where I live, but I'll try telling other FUDs they just want to kill children.Bold strategy, seems to be playing out great. (-13)

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Most of us care. But a loud regressive well funded minority of buttholes pump propaganda about guns and freedom. (44)

The second amendment is propaganda? (-14)

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Because some people care about guns more than children's lives. (110)

Everyone cares when kids lose their lives. I have 2 young kids and I have several guns and I hunt. If you think people don't care then you have been captured by propaganda. At this point making guns illegal is not realistic in this country. People don't support outlawing guns because it won't fix the problem. Older guys I know would go to school with hunting rifles in their truck back window. No one got shot. There is a big movement to do more research on school shooters and SSRIs but then again if we do that it would cause a stigma on pharmaceuticals and some people would lose a lot of money. So the counter argument would be why do Americans love their prescriptions more than kids lives? (-15)

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I'll give you some lee way since you put "Seem to" but as most questions on here, the question comes loaded by design. How come past America older teens actually purchased guns out of catalogs and were allowed to bring them to school and store them until the end of the day and there was not 1 school shooting, yet now in more modern times guns are banned from schools, and there's more school shootings. Anybody going to look into that or no? Got to ask why and what factors contribute to such a shift. Idk why everyone pretends it's the guns or perhaps they believe it is incorrectly but has done zero historical research on America and guns. We have more guns in USA than people, YET this issue of school shootings is new, and it's still not as high as you would think it is for a country with more guns than people. We have 365 Million plus population, and more guns than that. Also, Canada is not America, the formulation of a country and it's foundational laws and rights matter. Canada did ... (0)

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I'm going to get shit on for this, because Reddit is full of Leftoids and Leftoids love gun control. America has always had guns, but it didn't always have a mass shooting problem. At one point in time, schools had shooting ranges, and kids would bring guns to school so they could go hunting after school. At some point in our nation's history, something happened to our people. I don't know what it is, but, for some reason, Leftoids seem pathologically adverse to looking into what changed.In as little words as possible, what I believe to have happened is a mix of quotes from Jordan Peterson and ShortFatOtaku.It's revenge against God for the crime of being. Someone has to pay for my misery, and God is out of reach. Seems like the further away from homesteading we got, and the better our conditions got, the more unhappy with existence we became. Bitter. Angry. Resentful. That guy has more than me. His wife is prettier. He has nicer things. A bigger house. A better life. I de... (1)

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Because some people care about guns more than children's lives. (110)

So sick of reading this misguided take. Time and time again, people such as yourself imagine a world "if only people cared about kids more by removing constitutional rights, we'd be safe!" and "Shouldn't one kids life be worth that effort?"OK. Shouldn't kids lives be worth physical security? The immediate response to that is "OMG why have schools be like prisons! We cannot have that!" What happened to "Isn't it worth one kids life?"We have physical security in all areas of society. Corporate offices, banks, government buildings, airports, sports arenas, concert venues, bars, etc. So you're totally cool with having controlled ingress/egress and scanners for contraband there, but not at schools? Explain why kids lives are less important, I'll wait.Now onto the gun debate. Let's assume we all agreed if we had zero guns there wouldn't be school shootings (similar to "you can't drown in the backyard if there are no pools" argument). OK there's probably 400,000,000 firearms in this countr... (1)

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I recently moved to the United Kingdom from Australia. Previously I always started presentations with a land acknowledgement, partly because it was the norm and partly to make a point about how Australia had come to exist. I would always be able to relate this to what I was talking about or at the very least create a smooth change of subject. Now that I'm in the UK I need to give a presentation, but I don't know how to start it off.

How else do people start presentations

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!strayans

When it's back up you should check it out, there's not much activity yet so you can carve out a space as a gimmickposter. Instead of sitting on the sidelines you could be the guy who begs for s*x all the time or the ugly chick who craves attention.

Which looks better?

The answer was it doesn't matter because the lack of shame in this thread is an emergency tier societal rot. There must be a cleansing.

Nintendo has confirmed that some Switch 2 games won't have the game on the cart, the cartridge will only be used as a license check and the game will need to be downloaded pic.twitter.com/boY4qJrDph

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Investigations into EPIC

Abbott announced a criminal investigation into EPIC on Monday, marking the fifth active probe announced by state officials in about a week. But it's not clear what criminal statutes EPIC and its project developers could be violating.

The controversary began in February after a video promoting EPIC City went viral online. It almost immediately received backlash from commenters, including Abbott.

Abbott has repeatedly accused the project of promoting Sharia law and "Sharia cities" — referring to a body of religious laws that form parts of the Islamic traditions.

That same month, Texas Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, sent a letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton requesting he look into EPIC.

Then came the first investigation, followed by three more ordered by Abbott in addition to the criminal probe.

The first four investigations include claims the project could be discriminating against non-Muslims in violation of the Texas Fair Housing Act, along with alleging potential financial harm to investors, potential violations of Texas consumer protection laws, and operating illegal funeral services.

KERA News sent multiple requests for comment over the past week with a series of questions seeking to clarify Abbott's claims:

In a post on X, Abbott referred to "foreign adversaries" buying land, but did not elaborate. Is he referring to all Muslims and the East Plano Islamic Center as adversaries? Abbott said the group could be misleading investors who've purchased land from EPIC City, but did not provide details as to how. What state and federal securities requirements are potentially being violated according to the governor? Gov. Abbott says EPIC does not have a license to offer funeral services. But the mosque's website shows it partners with Rahma Funeral Homes to provide funeral services — which is licensed and has been since 2004, according to the state's Online Licensing System. What law is being broken by EPIC regarding how they operate funeral services? With Monday's criminal investigation announced, what laws are being potentially broken, as none were specified in the press release?

The governor's office has not responded to those requests for comment as of Tuesday.

Imran Chaudhary, president of Community Capital Partners said in an email to KERA News last week the company will work with Paxton in the pending investigations.

"We understand that there has been a lot of rumor-milling and misinformation circulated by many who are uninformed," Chaudhary said. "We look forward to working with the Attorney General to ensure that we are in legal compliance every step of the way and educating the broader community about our project."

Early stages

Abbott on Tuesday ordered EPIC and its affiliates to cease construction, and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Executive Director Kelly Keel wrote in a letter that despite "extensive permitting obligations," TCEQ hasn't any applications or documents for the project and is violating state law.

But during a public hearing at the Collin County Commissioners Court on Monday, David Kahloefer, the senior project manager on EPIC City, said the project is still in the analysis phase.

"We are looking at the options to prepare an application for TCEQ, but at this time we're still on our due diligence phase," he said.

Kahloefer said the group anticipates they'll file for permits with the county sometime later this year, but they aren't ready to move forward yet.

The developer, Community Capital Partners, has purchased the land and finished water and flood studies and is adapting plans based on those results.

Darrell Evans, the former Democratic candidate for Collin County Texas House District 89, told the county commissioners at the hearing the North Texas Muslim community is being unfairly targeted.

"In America, are we now spending tax dollars investigating ideas?" Evans said. "Is that where we are?"

Why are people upset?

Some residents who live near where the development will be located said they were concerned how the development will impact local resources, including water availability, emergency services, roads and traffic.

In 2023, the population of Josephine grew by nearly 5,000 people – a 234% increase in the course of three years. Collin County is also experiencing a rapid population boom. The county's growth has strained resources. Local fire departments struggle to keep up with the demand for emergency services in unincorporated county areas.

But several speakers at the public hearing at Collin County commissioners' court Monday repeated stereotypes about the Muslim faith, including unfounded claims that the potential EPIC City residents would be affiliated with terrorist organizations.

Tasha Escoto told the commissioners she's not against inclusion, but she said the Muslim-oriented community goes against American "Christian values."

"I'm sick that this is even a consideration in Texas today," Escoto said. "We are a nation founded on Christian values. Why are we even allowing this? It used to be that something like this was called a cult, but today it's being called a community."

Samar Waqar, a Muslim woman who lives in Collin County, said those comments don't represent her faith, and said it isn't fair to generalize about the Muslim community based on stereotypes.

"My faith values are based on compassion and kindness, in welcoming everyone," she said. "There is no discrimination within our faith."

'An open community'

Erin Ragsdale, a representative for Community Captial Partners, said at Monday's hearing anyone is welcome in EPIC City and that it's not exclusive to the Muslim community — a message the group has been emphasizing for months.

"Anybody who wants to buy a piece of land in this proposed masterplan community can buy one," Ragsdale said. "To build a house, to open a business, to build a school, to build a church, it is open to everyone, and their vision is to build an inclusive community for everyone."

Ragsdale said she believes reactions from the community may have looked different if the plans for the development were centered around a Christain place of worship.

Ragsdale added that the community is "proud to be Texans" — and Americans.

"They are excited about having the opportunity to develop a master-planned, family-centric community in Collin County," Ragsdale said.

"It's tough to stand here today and hear all the ideas and hypotheticals and backstory that people have."

https://epicccp.com/

https://www.geo.tv/latest/597504-texas-house-of-representatives-passes-resolution-recognising-march-23-as-pakistan-day

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Brisbane district court found the YouTuber had defamed him "recklessly" with false claims of a link between a lawsuit and another YouTuber's suicide.

I lost. The judge found Billy to be a credible witness and believed his entire testimony. From that point on unfortunately there was really nothing that could have saved me. I will now obviously consider my options.

I know many of you will be upset with this and I am sorry for…

— Karl Jobst (@karljobstgaming) April 1, 2025

The lolcow from the most famous vidya documentary sued a youtuber and won. !aussies !g*mers discuss

I was informed via this viral tweet. BUT The sites down

Billy Mitchell, legally ordained King of Kong, has WON his lawsuit against Karl Jobst, and has been award AU$390,000 in damages.https://t.co/k852XeQAmE

— Kiwi Farms (@KiwiFarmsDotNet) March 31, 2025

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/william-james-mitchell-vs-twin-galaxies-llc-jeff-harrist-jeremy-young-donkeykongforum-com-benjamin-q-smith.69506/post-20972338

Billy Mitchell always has a plan.

— Billy Mitchell (@BillyPacman) April 1, 2025

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/william-james-mitchell-vs-twin-galaxies-llc-jeff-harrist-jeremy-young-donkeykongforum-com-benjamin-q-smith.69506/post-20973961

For those not watching. The whole case is based on Jobst stating Apollo Legend paid Mitchell a "large sum of money" which caused him to kill himself.

This was untrue, and the fact Jobst kept saying it, even after being told he was wrong, and Apollo Legend did not in fact pay Mitchell any money.

The judge especially points out that he is not judging whether or not Mitchell cheated at donkey Kong. The defamation is solely down to Jobst claiming someone killed themselves because of a payment of money, and kept saying this (i.e. left his video up) even when told he was wrong.

edit: judgement: 350K AUD plus interest 39K, plus Mitchells legal fees.

https://kiwifarms.st/threads/william-james-mitchell-vs-twin-galaxies-llc-jeff-harrist-jeremy-young-donkeykongforum-com-benjamin-q-smith.69506/post-20974191

Holy shit, Jobst went to Apollo's brother and was given evidence that he was wrong, he never publicly retracted it or apologized. He just quietly edited it out to pretend it didn't happen. The more I read of this document, the worse he looks.