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During the 20th century, "Venezuela was a haven for immigrants fleeing Old World repression and intolerance" according to Newsweek. [2] Emigration began at low rates in 1983 after oil prices collapsed, though the increased rates of emigration, especially the flight of professionals, grew largely following the Bolivarian Revolution which was led by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez. [33]
A plane carrying more than 170 Venezuelan migrants who were held in Guantanamo Bay after being deported from the US arrived in Venezuela on Thursday, according to CNN sources.
The election and protests occurred amid the Venezuelan crisis – ongoing since 2010 – which resulted in the largest peacetime exodus in history culminating in 7.7 million refugees in the Venezuelan diaspora from the Venezuelan refugee crisis according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
However, Colombia — which is struggling with an influx of some 3 million Venezuelan refugees — is likely to be reluctant to take convicted criminals from the US. Show comments Advertisement
On March 8, 2024, Judge Tipton found that "Texas did not establish that it has suffered harm due to the CHNV parole programs and therefore did not have standing to bring its claims." The judge's ruling emphasized that the program has actually reduced the number of migrants coming from these four countries. Texas is appealing the decision.
Law enforcement officials in Aurora, Colorado, knew of a surge in crime linked to Venezuelan migrants as early as the summer of 2023, emails reviewed by Fox News Digital show.
El Universal explained how the "Bolivarian diaspora" in Venezuela has been caused by the "deterioration of both the economy and the social fabric, rampant crime, uncertainty and lack of hope for a change in leadership in the near future". [31] In 1998, the year Chavez was first elected, only 14 Venezuelans were granted U.S. asylum.
However, the crisis in Venezuela and the subsequent refugee crisis has led to Brazil becoming home to a large number of Venezuelan refugees, most of whom enter the border through the northern state of Roraima. By the beginning of the 2020, more than 200,000 of Venezuelans have migrated to the country looking for refuge. [2] [3]