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R4V Response for Venezuelans – Coordination Platform for Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela: Central America and Mexico Situation Report – February 2021
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As of February, 14 Venezuelans had requested refugee status in Panama in 2021, which represented a decrease from the previous year, likely related to COVID-19 restrictions and health measures. At the same time, the number of Venezuelans entering Panama though the Darien Gap with Colombia increased significantly: the National Border Service recorded 22 Venezuelans entering via this route already in 2021, while in 2020 and previous years, an average of 20 Venezuelans per year entered through the land border with Colombia.
The Association of Foreign Residents and Naturalized Persons in Panama (ARENA), a civil society group which represents Venezuelans and other foreign nationals in Panama, expressed concern that a draft bill to repeal Executive Decree No. 249 of 2019 – which would reportedly strip residency fro
WORLD / AMERICAS By AFP Published: Feb 18, 2021 07:03 PM Ahmed Kabeer fled his homeland of Sudan where he was tortured and traveled thousands of miles to find himself in a new hell: the ominous jungle that straddles Colombia and Panama.
Unlike hundreds of thousands of other African migrants that crowd into precarious boats and launch into the Mediterranean Sea hoping to reach Europe, Kabeer s aim is the US.
Members of Panama s National Border Service help migrants cross the Chucunaque River after they walked for five days in the Darien Gap, in Bajo Chiquito village, Darien Province, Panama, on February 10, on their way to the US. Photo: AFP There is a route through Latin America, said Kabeer, who has a huge scar on his left leg and walks with a limp.