UNHCR´s support to the Temporary Protection Status in Colombia
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UNHCR is gearing up to support the regularization of
Venezuelan refugees and migrants after Colombia
announced in February 2021 it would grant a tenyear Temporary Protection Status (TPS) to the more
than 1.74 million Venezuelans in its territory.
Colombia is home to by far the largest number of
Venezuelans displaced by the socioeconomic and
political crisis in their homeland. Nearly 60% are in
an irregular situation.
Refugees and migrants
from Venezuela
5.6 million
people globally
1.74 million
in Colombia, including over 983,000
that lack regular status
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Is there a South American migration governance? – 08/05/2021 – Latinoamérica21
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The emigration of 5.6 million Venezuelans since 2015 means South America is experiencing the largest forced displacement in the region’s history. On March 1, 2021, the Colombian government, the main host country for Venezuelan migrants, issued an executive decree that made headlines around the world. Decree 216 of 2021 could regularize more than a million forcibly displaced Venezuelans who reside illegally in Colombia.
If successful, this would be one of the largest immigration regularization processes in the world. Why has the Colombian government made such a risky decision? He did, I maintain, because he followed a distinctly South American approach of ‘state control + human rights’ in migration governance, which is based on understanding migration as a phenomenon. inevitable.
Nearly 100 immigration advocates, human rights activists and representatives of international non-governmental organizations, in a letter to President Biden, Vice President Harris, Secretary of State.
U S Embassy in Colombia usembassy.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usembassy.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Here to stay: Latin America must face up to the reality of long-term Venezuelan migration lse.ac.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lse.ac.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.