• After the tightening of the policies of entry to the United States for Venezuelan citizens, the number of Venezuelans trying to reach Panama from Colombia decreased by 98% between October and November 2022, meanwhile, local actors in the field reported an increase in the transit of Haitians and Ecuadorians through the Darien Gap. [...] The document outlines a set of actions aimed at responding to the needs of the refugee and migrant population in the country and projects the necessary resources to assist that population. [...] According to the Center for Crime Studies and Analysis, in the third quarter of 2022 the regions of Arica, Parinacota, Tarapacá, and Antofagasta, had the highest crime rates in the country. [...] Insecurity in the country is threatening the coexistence between the refugee and migrant population and the host communities in the country. [...] According to the statements of Texas authorities, the relocation and transportation of migrants to “sanctuary cities” has become a strategy “that provides relief to communities in the face of the open borders policy” of the Biden Administration.
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