R4V Situation Report: Central America & Mexico (March 2021)
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Draft Bill 578, which seeks to modify Law 3 of 2008 (the Immigration Law ) is currently up for debate in the National Assembly. This bill seeks to limit legal immigration and wouldrepeal the general migratory regularization processes (known as Crisol de Razas ) and restrict who is eligible for permanent residence.
Refugees and migrants continue todepend on humanitarian assistance provided by partner organizations: many have reported debt accumulation due to the impossibility to pay rent and services (water and electricity) for more than 6 months.
Despite the gradual reopening of some sectors of the economy, families requested financial support from R4V partners to cover food and rent expenses. Based on home visits conducted by R4V partners in March, many Venezuelan families are facing nutritional challenges, vulnerable to poor nutrition and low food security. Although arbitrary evictions were not reporte