Thousands of illegal migrants of Haitian origin en route for countries in North America, mainly the United States, are blocked for several months in several countries whose Chile, Colombia, Ecuador https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18240-haiti-social-40-illegal-haitian-arrested-in-ecuador.html , Nicaragua, Panama and Brazil among others. Our compatriots languishing in improvised spaces, suffering from hunger and disease, exposed to acts of violence, extortion and rape, there are also victims of smuggling and human trafficking...

Many of these migrants trying to flee unemployment, poverty, insecurity in Haiti choose to travel via clandestine routes more dangerous in countries with various tensions, even armed conflict in search of a better life...

Several reports indicate an intensification of the movement of migrants from Haiti. A report released by the Chilean Police demonstrates the urgent need for the Haitian authorities act to control this flow https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18331-haiti-social-stampede-of-thousands-of-illegal-haitians-in-chile.html

This reality is not different from that prevailing in Colombia, where the phenomenon of irregular migration has experienced a large increase especially in the border area of Turbo-Antioquia. https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18366-haiti-social-392-illegal-haitian-citizens-intercepted-in-colombia.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18231-haiti-social-hundreds-of-illegal-haitians-blocked-in-colombia.html https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18109-haiti-social-colombia-deports-24-illegal-haitian-migrants.html

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18366-haiti-social-392-illegal-haitian-citizens-intercepted-in-colombia.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18331-haiti-social-stampede-of-thousands-of-illegal-haitians-in-chile.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18240-haiti-social-40-illegal-haitian-arrested-in-ecuador.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18231-haiti-social-hundreds-of-illegal-haitians-blocked-in-colombia.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-18109-haiti-social-colombia-deports-24-illegal-haitian-migrants.html

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