Texas city stops migrant busing as Venezuelans pushed back to Mexico
Deming, New Mexico, USReuters The Democrat-led city of El Paso, Texas, is ending a months-long effort to bus migrants to northern cities after a new policy put in place by the Biden administration is forcing Venezuelan migrants back to Mexico and easing pressure on the border city. A spokesperson for El Paso said the busing […]
UN agency flags concern over mass Venezuelan expulsions from US
Mexico City/Ciudad Juarez, MexicoReuters As hundreds of Venezuelan migrants were expelled to Mexico from the United States under a new policy over the past week, the United Nations voiced concern that shelters were being overwhelmed, leaving families without places to stay in the dangerous border region. More than 3,000 Venezuelans have been returned to Mexico […]
Mexico warns Venezuelan migrants not to form caravans
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Mexico’s government on Saturday moved to discourage the formation of caravans by Venezuelan migrants, saying any who do will not be eligible to enter the United States under a new humanitarian scheme announced this week. Under a plan announced on Wednesday, Washington said it would grant up to 24,000 Venezuelans humanitarian access […]
Millions of Venezuelan migrants lacking access to basic services
Panama City, PanamaReuters Some 4.3 million Venezuelan refugees and migrants face difficulty accessing basic services, food, and formal employment, a statement from the International Organization for Migration said on Wednesday. Half of the refugee and migrant population across Latin America and the Caribbean cannot afford three meals a day and do not have access to […]
“They yell ugly things”: Migrants in Chile’s north fearful after fiery protests
Santiago, Chile Reuters Venezuelan migrants in Iquique in northern Chile have been shaken by a series of angry protests by locals against settler camps which have popped up in city squares and even beaches, a reflection of simmering tensions over migration in the region. On the weekend thousands of local Chileans marched with anti-immigration slogans […]
Digital divide: Venezuelans face risk of being cut out of new life in Colombia
ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a how a lack of access to technology is affecting Venezuelans who are trying to start a new life in Colombia…
Venezuelan migrants face higher risk of pandemic eviction
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Two in five Venezuelans who sought refuge in nearby Latin American countries have been evicted in the pandemic, according to a survey released on this week that showed migrants run a higher risk of homelessness than other renters. The collapse of Venezuela’s economy and shortages of food and medicine have forced […]
Chalkboard to app: Colombia’s Indigenous children switch to remote learning
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Armed with tablets, dozens of Indigenous and Venezuelan migrant children in Colombia’s northern desert region are learning at home while the coronavirus pandemic keeps schools shut. Youth charity El Origen Foundation has distributed tablets to about 260 children from the Wayuu tribe in the rural, goat-herding La Guajira province bordering Venezuela. […]