Internal displacement and a rise in the arrival of undocumented immigrants to Colombia has spurred a humanitarian crisis on the borders, according to the United Nation’s refugee agency UNHCR. Along with Colombia’s human rights office,…
Colombia’s migration authority said Monday it had deported 33 Venezuelans amid concerns that a recent border opening and an economic crisis in the neighboring country would fuel a wave of illegal…
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) condemned Colombia on Tuesday following the country’s decision to expel hundreds of Cuban migrants through “voluntary deportation.” The statement from the IACHR condemned the…
Colombia will undertake emergency measures against illegal migration, including deporting thousands of Cuban and other migrants and reinforcing its borders following a massive influx of people bound for the United…
The governor of the Antioquia province said Tuesday he has asked Colombia’s national government to close the border with Ecuador to curb a growing humanitarian crisis at the closed border with Panama.…
Colombia port town Turbo on the Caribbean coast is set to declare a state of emergency as migrants already in excess of 4,000 continue to arrive and national authorities allegedly…
While stranded migrants on Thursday begged to be allowed passage, Panama announced that the border with Colombia will remain closed.
Some 400 illegal migrants have been stranded in the north Colombian port city of Turbo, a week after Panama closed its border to stem the flow of illegal migrants on their…
Panama will close key crossings on its border with Colombia to prevent undocumented migrants from Cuba and Africa entering the country, President Juan Carlos Varela said on Monday.