AS/COA Applauds President Duque's Move to Grant Legal Status to 1.7 Million Venezuelans
AS/COA Applauds President Duque's Move to Grant Legal Status to 1.7 Million Venezuelans
“President Duque has set a high bar for the Americas and the world in giving protective status to these Venezuelan refugees,” said AS/COA's Susan Segal.
February 9, 2021 — Americas Society/Council of the Americas (AS/COA) applauds Colombian President Iván Duque for his decision to give temporary legal status to more than 1.7 million Venezuelan refugees who have fled to his country.
“President Duque has set a high bar for the Americas and the world in giving protective status to these Venezuelan refugees,” said AS/COA President and CEO Susan Segal.
These protections, which also extend to Venezuelans who enter Colombia legally during the next two years, will allow these migrants to work and live in the country for 10 years. Moreover, the move helps ease an economic, political, and health crisis that has pushed roughly 5.4 million people to leave Venezuela.
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