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The US ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazar, says that Venezuelans attempting to cross into the United States from Mexico will not be allowed in, and will be returned to Mexico. Last week, Washington and Mexico City announced an agreement that would allow 24,000 Venezuelans to enter the United States if they can prove they have sponsorship, and only if they fly into the country. The deal mirrors a controversial push by former president Donald Trump to keep Central Americans fleeing poverty and violence inside Mexico while their claims are processed.
Puente de Rumichaca, Apr 30 (EFE).- Ecuadorian police officers on Thursday night blocked access to the Rumichaca International Bridge on the border with Colombia from a group of Venezuelan migrants, who have demanded to cross to Colombia to return to their country.The border has been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Camera:XAVIER MONTALVO).FOOTAGE SHOWS VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS' CONFRONTATION WITH ECUADORIAN POLICE ON THE RUMICHACA INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE ON THE COLOMBIA-ECUADOR BORDER.
Hollywood actress and UNHCR Special Envoy Angelina Jolie visited Venezuelan migrants and refugees who are staying in Tumbes, on the border between Peru and Ecuador.
Venezuela Criris: as people continue to flee difficult conditions in Venezuela, neighbouring countries are taking measures to halt the flow of migrants.
Hundreds of Venezuelan migrants wait outside the Ecuadoran Migration offices at the Rumichaca border bridge between Colombia and Ecuador, hoping to get authorization to enter Ecuador after fleeing the crisis in their country. Colombia says it fears that Ecuador's border controls, which went into effect Saturday, will leave thousands of Venezuelans stranded in Colombia, from where an estimated 3,000 cross every day.
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