Faber-Castell Raps Costa Rica for Using Donated Factory as Trump Prison

In a report carried by The Guardian, Faber-Castell accused the Costa Rican government of violating a humanitarian-use agreement by turning a donated former factory into a de facto detention center for asylum seekers deported by the Trump administration.

Faber-Castell joins a growing number of companies calling for the de-escalation. (Photo: Rolf Krahl (Rotkraut))

Migrants—including children—were held there for months without a clear legal basis, prompting Costa Rica’s constitutional court to rule their confinement an unlawful deprivation of liberty, despite government denials, Aaron Parnas wrote in The Parnas Perspective Substack.

In an exclusive NBC News interview, border czar Tom Homan warned that sweeping, indiscriminate immigration raids risk losing public support, arguing that enforcement should prioritize immigrants with criminal convictions and be carried out humanely.

Such comments gained urgency after aggressive operations under his predecessor sparked protests, deadly encounters involving U.S. citizens, and polling showing most Americans believe ICE’s tactics have gone too far.

An internal Department of Homeland Security report obtained by CBS News shows that in Donald Trump’s first year back in office, fewer than 14% of nearly 400,000 people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement had violent criminal records—undercutting administration claims that deportation efforts primarily target dangerous offenders.

Nearly 40% of those arrested had no criminal record at all, and public support for the crackdown has declined.