The Colombian government has noted a drastic increase in the number of Venezuelan migrants that appear to be returning to their country of origin and a drop in the number of migrants attempting to reach the United States, changes that the Latin American government attributes to President Donald Trump’s border security measures.
Colombia recorded 9,353 Venezuelan migrants who entered the country from Panama between January and February, marking a drastic increase from the previous year, when only 4,031 Venezuelans entered the country from Panama. The change is an indication that an increasing number of migrants have abandoned their attempts to enter the United States.
The report from the Colombian government attributes the increase to the new immigration policies of the Trump administration. “The majority of migrants indicate they come from Mexico, where they had been waiting for…
