Venezuelan migrants
Coverage of Venezuelan migrants in the Nexus archive.
- Venezuelans in the US rush to send aid to earthquake victims, but Caracas airport is closed
Venezuelan migrants in the U.S. are urgently sending aid to family and friends affected by earthquakes in Venezuela. The Caracas airport is currently closed, complicating relief efforts.
- Venezuelan migrant workers in Colombia breathe sigh of relief after De la Espriella wins
Venezuelan migrant workers in Colombia expressed relief following Abelardo De la Espriella's narrow presidential victory, fearing constitutional reforms under Gustavo Petro's administration could mirror Venezuela's past political instability. Fernando Bermudez, a Bogotá-based Uber driver and Venezuelan migrant, linked Petro's policies to Hugo Chávez's 1999 constitutional changes, which he described as traumatic. Over 2.84 million Venezuelans live in Colombia, with many in Bogotá navigating informal economies and lingering discrimination.