Human Rights Watch Urges Latin America to Improve Migrant Protections

Calls for region-wide legal status and removal of visa barriers for Haitian and Venezuelan migrants facing severe hardships.

• Limited integration policies in Latin America push migrants to seek asylum in the U.S.
• Over 700,000 migrants have crossed the Darién Gap in the past 18 months.
• Venezuelans and Haitians face significant barriers to work, health care, and education.
• Human Rights Watch highlights the need for a temporary protection regime across the region.
• Economic slowdown in South American countries exacerbates migrant struggles.

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