1 day ago · “I cannot enter Venezuela because my life is in danger,” she said. More than 7.7 million Venezuelans have left their home country since 2013, when its economy unraveled and President Nicolas Maduro took office. Most settled in Latin America and the Caribbean, but after the pandemic, migrants increasingly set their sights on the U.S.

1 day ago · Venezuelans made up a significant portion of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border illegally during the historic migration wave there in the earlier years of the Biden administration.

1 day ago · A Venezuelan migrant waited at an improvised migrant camp on the American side of the southern border, where migrants waited to surrender themselves to the Border Patrol ahead of the end of Title ...

The Venezuelan refugee crisis, the largest recorded refugee crisis in the Americas, [5] refers to the emigration of millions of Venezuelans from their native country during the presidencies of Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro since the Bolivarian Revolution. [1][2][6] The revolution was an attempt by Chávez and later Maduro to establish a cultural...

Nov 27, 2023 · The outflow of refugees and migrants from Venezuela is the largest displacement crisis in the world, with almost 7.7 million migrants and refugees as of August 2023. This is an even greater number than the displacement of Syrians or Ukrainians outside of their countries.

More than 6.1 million refugees and migrants have left Venezuela as a result of the political turmoil, socio-economic instability and the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

Sep 24, 2023 · Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have arrived at the United States border in the last two years, part of a historic wave of migrants headed north amid growing global crises. But Venezuela has...

Despite some spontaneous returns of Venezuelan nationals to their country of origin, the outflow of Venezuelan refugees and migrants to neighbouring countries and beyond persists. The number of refugees and migrants from Venezuela has surpassed 7 million globally, according to …

The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela has become one of the largest international displacement crisis in the world with 7.7 million Venezuelans displaced globally. The majority of displaced Venezuelans, 6.5 million, are currently residing in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Dec 6, 2024 · While across the region nearly 68% of refugees and migrants from Venezuela have succeeded in obtaining a legal status, including as refugees, some 2.3 million remained in an irregular situation, predominantly owing to high costs, strict entry and visa requirements, and complex legal processes.