Americas: Limited Protection for People Fleeing Venezuela, Haiti

By Human Rights Watch

SENAFRONT officers coordinate the departure of “piraguas,” wooden canoes made from hollowed-out tree trunks, powered by small outboard motors fueled by gasoline, in Canaán Membrillo. Indigenous families use them to transport migrants and asylum seekers. The trip can take around four to six hours, depending on river conditions. © 2022 Human Rights Watch Limited and, at times, poor regularization and integration policies in Latin American countries have forced many migrants and asylum seekers into the dangerous Darién Gap.Over the last year and a half, over 700,000 migrants and asylum seekers have…

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