Costa Rica Migration Blames Panama for Delays in Ngäbe-Buglé Border Processing

Costa Rica's migration agency (DGME) attributes prolonged waits for Ngäbe-Buglé indigenous coffee pickers at the border to scheduling conflicts with Panama, delaying issuance of Sitlam cards. The dispute highlights cross-border coordination failures affecting seasonal labor mobility. Uncertainty remains over the specific nature of the scheduling conflict and its impact on the coffee harvest.