Rónald Fuentes, a migrant union leader in the construction trade and a Nicaraguan national, was arrested on 30 April and taken to the prison for migrants in Hatillo de San José, Costa Rica. The ITUC lodged a protest against this unfair incarceration and asked the Costa Rican authorities to release him immediately. During his three years in Costa Rica, Fuentes has always conducted himself well and proven his dedication to work and family.