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CONTENTS
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OBJECTIVES OF THE
GLOBAL COMPACT
FOR MIGRATION
(GCM)
IOM REGIONAL OFFICE IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
IOM REGIONAL OFFICE IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE REGIONAL
RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA
Summary
Routes
Recent events in human mobility policies
Laboral migration in the United States
Humanitarian visas in Mexico
International students
Remittances in the region
Internal displacement
Climate risk in the Caribbean region
Returns: El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala
Missing migrants
Movements of migrants and refugees from the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Brazil
Uruguay
Paraguay
Chile
Peru
Ecuador
Venezuela
Colombia
Panama
Honduras
Mexico
United States
Annex: Hemispheric context
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SUMMARY
MIGRATION TRENDS IN THE AMERICAS
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The increase in the migratory movements of highly vulnerable persons in the
American continent continued from January to June 2023, and is perceived
in all subregions, except the southern border of the United States. The
Venezuelan, Haitian, Cuban, and Ecuadorian nationalities are the protagonists
in these large irregular movements.
Since the end of 2022 there has been a signicant increase in the outow of
the Ecuadorian population both regularly and irregularly. The latter can be
observed through indirect sources such as the number of deportees received
by the Ecuadorian Government and the events reported by immigration
authorities from other countries such as the United States and Mexico.
In addition, on the southern border of Peru, the International Organization
for Migration (IOM) has identied large inows and outows of migrants. For
its part, emigration from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (hereinafter,
Venezuela) continues to be high, but there is an increase in returns to this
country as well.
During the rst six months of 2023, irregular entries increased signicantly
in Panama and Honduras, registering record numbers of migrants at their
border points. This increase is partly related to the opening the Humanitarian
Regularization Program in the United States, which agreed to process at least
30,000 travel authorizations per month.
The land border between Panama and Colombia has registered an interannual
growth of 90 percent, with 196,371 irregular entries, while the southwestern
border of the United States has experienced a decrease of 12 percent.
Despite this general decrease in encounters, there is a 6 percent increase
in encounters in the specic group of families on the US-Mexico border. It
is important to note that on May 11th, 2023, the validity of Title 42 ended.
Factors driving this growth include the economic crises in Latin America
and the lingering economic eects of the pandemic, policy changes, food
insecurity, political instability and violence in some source countries, as well
as vulnerabilities related to environmental degradation and disasters.
Parallel to these irregular movements, the region has also experienced an
increase in regular movements between some countries, such as the 32 per
cent increase in the number of visas for workers in the United States (1).
Remittances received in Latin American and Caribbean countries have
increased by close to 11 per cent between 2021 and 2022.
The ow of returned migrants decreased in El Salvador, Honduras, and
Guatemala from January to May 2023.
Tragically, in the period from January to June 2023, 449 migrant lives were
lost in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
(1) These visas comprise the following categories: CW1, CW2, E1 to E3,
H1B, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4,
Q1, R1, R2, TD, y TN.
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Description : Central american migrant caravan passing by Chiapas, Mexico on their
way to United States. 2018.
At nightfall, walkers arrive in Tulcan after traveling for days carrying their belongings.
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OBJECTIVES OF THE
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Note: All maps in this report are for illustration purposes only. The boundaries and names shown and the
designations used on maps do not imply ocial endorsement or acceptance by the International Organization
for Migration.
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San Antonio
Pacaraima
Sta. Elena
de Uairén
Boa Vista
Manaus
Buenos Aires
Asuncion
Brasilia
Santo Domingo
Rosario
Rivera
Santiago
La Paz
Lima
PACIFIC
OCEAN
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
CARIBBEAN SEA
Bogota
Caracas
Paramaribo
Georgetown
Puerto España
Cayenne
CHILE
PLURINATIONAL STATE OF
BOLIVIA
ARGENTINA
URUGUAY
BRAZIL
BOLIVARIAN
REPUBLIC OF
VENEZUELA
Mendoza
Valparaiso
Iquique
Colchane
Arica
Tacna
Puno
Riohacha
Necoclí
Matamoros
PANAMA
COLOMBIA
PERU
ECUADOR
CURAÇAO
ARUBA
MEXICO
HONDURAS
COSTA RICA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
Cali
Medellin
Panama
San Jose
Managua
Tegucigalpa
Ciudad de Mexico
La Habana
Jamaica
Belice
Cucuta
San Cristobal
Ciudad Bolivar
Sucre
Santa Cruz
Infante Rivarola
Rio de Janeiro
La Plata
Montevideo
Puerto Iguazu
Sao Paulo
Paraguachon
Maicao
Arauca
La Quiaca
Villazón
Quito
Piura
Tumbes
Huaquillas
Guayaquil
Ipiales
Tulcan
PARAGUAY
Piedras Negras
Ciudad Juarez
Tijuana
EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA
Foz do Iguaçu
Key routes for Migration in the Americas
MIGRATION ROUTES
Land routes
Sea routes
Air routes
Country Capitals
Border points an cities with
Venezuelan migratory ows
ROUTES
The continent is characterized by various migratory dynamics. Immigration
continues to rise, particularly in major destination countries like the United
States (UN DESA, 2020), and various South American countries like
Colombia, Chile, Peru, and Ecuador (R4V, 2023; INE Chile, 2023). At the
same time, several Latin American and Caribbean countries are signicant
countries of origin. Other nationalities from other continents, such as Africa,
Asia, and Europe, are also included.
In terms of routes, while most migrants enter through regular channels or
have been regularized in the region in recent years (Gandini and Selee, 2023),
people often highly vulnerable opt for unauthorized routes. Brazil is an entry
point for extra-regional migrants of Indian, Chinese, Afghan, Bangladeshi, and
Cameroonian nationality, even Haitians (IOM Brazil, 2023) who in some cases
then continue their journey northward. At the same time, the country is
a signicant destination for Venezuelan migrants and refugees (R4V, 2023).
Other routes include movements towards Uruguay, Argentina, and through
the Plurinational State of Bolivia (hereafter Bolivia) towards Chile.
The Andean corridor has movements traversing Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
to Chile, and people moving in the opposite direction, including returning
to Venezuela or other countries of origin or continuing their journey to the
United States and/or Mexico. In the latter, there is a particular increase in
Ecuadorian, Haitian, and Colombian nationalities, which among other things
is reected in high return gures (see return section below).
In recent years, these populations in transit or destination have also increased
in numbers and therefore in humanitarian care needs, regularization, and
integration to ensure their access to basic services.
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LARGE MOVEMENTS IN THE AMERICAS
RECENT EVENTS IN HUMAN MOBILITY
POLICIES
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken signicant steps to
expand safe and orderly pathways for migrants to legally enter the United
States. This includes establishing specic country-based processes and other
available options to apply for temporary permission to stay for urgent
humanitarian reasons or signicant public benet; expanding opportunities
for accessing seasonal employment; setting up a mechanism for migrants to
schedule a time and place to arrive safely, orderly, and legally at ports of entry
using the CBP One mobile application; and expanding refugee processing in
the Western Hemisphere, among other measures.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken signicant steps to
expand safe and orderly pathways for migrants to legally enter the United
States. This includes establishing specic country-based processes and other
available options to apply for temporary permission to stay for urgent
humanitarian reasons or signicant public benet; expanding opportunities
for accessing seasonal employment; setting up a mechanism for migrants to
schedule a time and place to arrive safely, orderly, and legally at ports of entry
using the CBP One mobile application; and expanding refugee processing in
the Western Hemisphere, among other measures
Currently, information on the requirements is available for three countries:
Colombia, Costa Rica, and Guatemala.
1 Fact Sheet: U.S. Circumvention of Lawful Pathways Final Rule| Homeland Security (dhs.gov)
2 https://movilidadsegura.org/
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separate San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico
Women observing the camp set up between the border walls separating San Diego
from Tijuana, Mexico. Copyright : © International Organization for Migration. Sara
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RECENT EVENTS IN HUMAN MOBILITY
POLICIES
Before the end of the public health order under Title 42 on May 11th, 2023,
the US Government announced border control measures and an expansion
of a parole program, allowing 30,000 monthly entries from citizens of Cuba,
Haiti, Nicaragua, and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. An app called CBP
One was launched for scheduling appointments for refugees and migrants at
the US southern border. However, those who attempted to cross irregularly
were expelled to Mexico, including Venezuelans who applied for asylum,
totaling about 8,000 people in the rst quarter of 2023.
Despite these measures, irregular movements of Venezuelans to the north
increased during this period. There was a signicant rise in irregular entries of
Venezuelans into Panama from Colombia in February and March.
Starting from February 26th, 2023, Chile reinforced its border control
through the Armed Forces of Order and Security, who are conducting
operations to check identity, registration, and detain individuals if they are
found to be entering the country irregularly through the borders with Peru
and Bolivia. In Chile, a new Critical Infrastructures Law was implemented to
tackle crime and insecurity in the country's north. This law, in eect since
February, allows the military to perform identity checks on people entering
the country irregularly, which has aected the entry of refugees and migrants,
leaving hundreds of them stranded in Peru and Bolivia.
Additionally, on April 13, the Peruvian Government deployed police presence
in the area, and on April 27th, it added military presence through a declaration
of a state of emergency for 60 calendar days "to restore internal order" (DS
055-2023-PCM).
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Description : Venezuelans cross the Puente Internacional Simón Bolà var, the most
traversed border point connecting Venezuela and Colombia in the Department of Norte
de Santander. Approximately 50,000 V
enezuelans cross into Colombia through the
three official border crossings in this department every day. While most just come for
the day, between 3,000 and 5,000 Venezuelans stay in Colombia or continue onwards
to other countries. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) provides them
with shelter, food, transportation, information on access to documentation, health care
Venezuelans cross the Simón Bolívar International Bridge, between the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela and Colombia. Approximately 50,000 Venezuelans cross
into Colombia through the three ocial border crossings in this department every
day. While most only come for the day, between 3,000 and 5,000 Venezuelans
stay in Colombia or continue on to other countries. Copyright : © International
Organization for Migration. IOM 2019 Angela Wells.
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LABORAL MIGRATION
IN THE UNITED STATES
FROM LATIN AMERICA
AND THE CARIBBEAN
From 2019 to 2022, 1,719,499 visas for temporary workers in the United States and their families were granted
to people from Latin America and the Caribbean (1).
81 per cent of these work visas have been granted to Mexicans, and the remaining 19 per cent is divided
between Jamaican (4%), Brazilian (3%), Colombian (2%), Guatemalan (1%), and other nationalities ( 9%). In
2020 all nationalities had a decrease in registration due to travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
however for the years 2021 and 2022 they have recovered and even exceeded the data of 2019 (BCA, 2023).
(1) These visas comprise the following categories: CW1, CW2, E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1,
H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD, y TN.
Source: Bureau of Consular Aairs, Visas statistics (July 2023).
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSION VISAS FOR TEMPORARY WORKERS AND FAMILIES BY FISCAL YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES, 2019-2022
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SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
319.405
15.769
19.958
4.135
6.161
4.086
2.186
6.188
2.680 2.066 1.838
276.386
10.428
8.735
1.896
4.017
2.281
1.207
3.551
1.591 967
936
426.613
25.506
24.579
14.561
9.897
11.678
11.154
5.242
7.142
8.269
2.583
Mexico Jama ica Bras il Colombia Guatemala Argentina Republica
D omi nic an a
Canada Chile Peru Otros
2019 2020 2021 2022
Dominican
Republic
CanadaArgentinaGuatemalaColombiaBrasilJamaicaMéxico Chile Peru Others
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HUMANITARIAN VISAS
IN MEXICO
The TVRH visa is granted to regular migrants in Mexico for humanitarian reasons. By June 2023, 74,874 visas
have been granted to people from Latin Americans and the Caribbean. Most of these have been delivered
to Haitians (39%), Hondurans (20%), Cubans (8%), Venezuelans (5%), Salvadorans (5%), and the rest of the
nationalities (24%).
For Haitians, Cubans, Brazilians, Chileans, and Colombians, obtaining TVHR visas had continuous growth from
2019 to 2021, while the rest of the countries had a decrease registered in 2020 (PMU, 2023).
Source: Unidad de Política Migratoria (UPM), Boletín estadístico (July, 2023).
FOREIGNERS DOCUMENTED IN MEXICO WITH THE VISITOR CARD FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS (TVRH), ACCORDING TO COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY, 2019
- 2023 (JAN - JUN)
OBJECTIVES OF
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DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
Dominican
Republic
Haiti Others
(JAN-JUN)
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INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
Internationally "mobile" students are those individuals who have migrated to a country where they are not residents
with the aim of participating in educational activities. These students have received their previous education in another
country and move to this new destination to obtain a tertiary or higher-level degree.
In 2020, the total number of internationally mobile tertiary students entering
countries in the Americas was 1,552,096 (UIS Statistics, 2023).82 per cent
of them headed to the United States of America and Canada, while the
remaining 17 per cent went to Latin America and the Caribbean.
For the same period, the total number of outbound students was 574,050
(ibid), with 2.5 times more outbound students from Latin America and the
Caribbean compared to those from Northern countries.
The United States received the highest number of internationally mobile
students, followed by Canada, Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil. These ve
countries hosted approximately 94.5 per cent of the total international
students on the continent, while the number of students coming from these
countries studying abroad was 294,913, representing around 20 per cent of
the total received (ibid).
The United States and Canada predominantly received students from other
continents. In the case of the United States, the majority of its inbound students
came from the People's Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, and
Saudi Arabia, however, there was also a high percentage of students from
Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. Furthermore, in Canada, the ve predominant
nationalities were Indian, Chinese, French, American, and Vietnamese.
Regarding Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil, the migratory ows were mainly intra-
regional. Argentina mainly received students from South American countries
such as Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, and Paraguay. Similarly, Mexico almost
exclusively hosted students from the United States and Canada.
In Brazil, a similar trend was observed, with a signicant number of inbound
students from Colombia, Peru, and Paraguay. However, there is also a notable
presence of students of Angolan and Japanese origin (ibid).
Source:Uis Statistics (2020)
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INBOUND AND OUTBOUND INTERNATIONALLY
MOBILE STUDENTS
INBOUND INTERNATIONALLY MOBILE STUDENTS
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
GOALS
Source:
Uis Statistics (2020)
Mexico BrazilUnited States Canada Argentina
Inbound Internationally mobile students
Outbound Internationally mobile students
United States Canada
MexicoArgentina
Brazil Others
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Based on data from the World Bank, a doubling of remittances received in
Latin American and Caribbean countries has been recorded from 2016 to
2022 (World Bank 2023).
In 2023, remittances are expected to increase to 150 billion dollars, a growth
of 3.3 per cent, while a growth of 2.7 per cent is forecast for 2024, reaching
154 billion dollars. This rate of growth is slower than in previous years but
remains higher than in other regions of the world.
In general, despite the slowdown in growth projections, Latin America and the
Caribbean continue to show an upward trend in remittances, which reects
the importance of remittances as a source of income in the region . (ibid).
Source: World Bank, 2023.
*Projection
ESTIMATED REMITTANCES RECEIVED BY LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN
COUNTRIES (IN BILLIONS OF USD)
73
81
89
96
103
130
145
150
154
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2 02 3* 2 02 4*
REMITTANCES IN THE REGION
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INTERNAL
DISPLACEMENT IN THE
AMERICAS (STOCK)
By the end of 2022, the total number (stock) of
internally displaced persons in the Americas was
6.7 million (88% displaced due to conicts, 12%
due to disaster-related factors).
Colombia, the United States, Mexico,
Honduras, and Guatemala are among the
countries with the highest number of internally
displaced persons.
6,7 m 9% del total mundial
9% Share of the global
5,9 m
IDPs por conicto y violencia
720.000 IDPs por desastres
1. Colombia 4.766.000 | 41.000
2. United States 543.000
3. Mexico 386.000 | 3.600
4. Honduras 247.000 | 3.900
5. Guatemala 242.000 | 7.900
TOTAL NUMBER OF IDPS AS OF END 2022
FIVE COUNTRIES WITH THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF IDPS IN THE AMERICAS AS END
OF 2022
TOTAL NUMBERS OF IDPS IN THE AMERICAS AT YEAR END (2013 – 2022)
Source: IDMC, 2023.
Total number of IDPs in Americas at year end (2013-2022)
Total number of IDPs in millions
*First year desaster data is available.
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INTERNAL
DISPLACEMENT
(MOVEMENTS)
The ows of internal displacement in 2022 amount
to 2.6 million. 4 out of 5 internal displacements
are associated with disasters, while 1 out of 5
is related to conicts.
It should be noted that a person can be displaced on
multiple occasions, and this category counts each of
those movements. Regarding the dynamics associated
with displacements, while conict-related
displacements have fewer movements, those
caused by disasters account for numerous
transitions (it could also be assumed that many
of those movements return to their homes after a
while, which is why they would not be counted in the
stock/total number but as separate displacements).
In 2022, Brazil, the United States, Colombia,
Haiti, and Cuba were the countries that
registered the highest number of internal
displacements in the region.
2,6 m 4% Share of the global total
533.000 internal displacements by conict and violence
2,1 m internal displacements by disasters
1. Brazil 5.600 | 708.000
2. United States 675.000
3. Colombia 339.000 | 281.000
4. Haiti 106.000 | 15.000
5. Cuba 90.000
INTERNAL DISPLACEMENTS* IN 2022
*Movements
FIVE COUNTRIES WITH INTERNAL DISPLACEMENTS IN THE AMERICAS IN 2022
INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT BY CONFLICT, VIOLENCE, AND DISASTERS IN THE AMERICAS
(2013-2022)
Source: IDMC, 2023.
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CLIMATE RISK IN THE CARIBBEAN
REGION 2012 AND 2022
• A total of 5,302,285 new internal displacements due to natural hazards were
recorded in the Caribbean region between 2012 and 2022. There was an average of
482,026 new internal displacements due to natural hazards recorded in the region
each year for the same period. On average, nine countries and territories in the region
were aected by internal displacements due to natural hazards in the studied period
(IDMC, 2023).
• Overall, 78 per cent of all new internal displacements registered in the Caribbean
between 2012 and 2022 occurred in Cuba, 10 per cent in Haiti, seven per cent in the
Dominican Republic, and less than 5 per cent in other countries and territorie (ibid).
• Displacement gures vary signicantly by year, depending on the nature, severity, and
location of natural hazards– for example, under 18,000 new internal displacements
due to disasters were registered in 2014, compared with nearly two million in 2017
(ibid).
• Most disaster-related displacements in the eleven-year period under analysis were
caused by storms (84%), oods (11%), earthquakes (5%), and a small proportion were
caused by other types of hazards (<1%). Most internal displacements due to natural
hazards in the Caribbean are weather-related – causing 95 per cent of all new disaster-
related displacements recorded between 2012-2022. Just ve per cent of new disaster-
related displacements in this period were caused by geophysical natural hazards. Most
new internal displacements were recorded between June and November, coinciding
with the Caribbean tropical cyclone (hurricane) season (ibid).
• The number of new internal displacements recorded in Cuba alone in these
eleven years was almost four times greater than the total number of new internal
displacements recorded in all other Caribbean countries and territories combined in
the same period (ibid).
CHARACTERISTICS OF NEW INTERNAL DISPLACEMENTS
CAUSED BY NATURAL HAZARDS IN THE CARIBBEAN, 2012-2022
Source: IDMC, “Disaster events 2008-2022 (new displacement) per hazard type”, (June 2023)
Dominican RepublicHaiti
Cuba
Other Caribbean Countries and Territories
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EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS
AND GUATEMALA
RETURNS FROM MEXICO, UNITED STATES, AND OTHER
COUNTRIES 2014-2023 (JANUARY – JULY)
11% (9,700) Children and
Adolescents
19% (25,026) Children
and Adolescents
68% (54,849)
Men
62% (79,149)
Men
20%
(15,931)
Women
21% (27,745)
Women
Source: OIM, Unidad de Información para los países del norte de
Centroamérica, Norte de Centroamérica Dashboard, Junio 2023
RETURNS 2023 (JAN - JUL) RETURNS 2022 (JAN - JUL)
The returned migrants ow decreased in El Salvador
(-32%), Honduras (-48%), and Guatemala (-31%) from
January to July, compared to the same period in 2022
(El Salvador: 9,531; Honduras: 60,775; Guatemala:
68,681)
OBJECTIVES OF THE
GLOBAL COMPACT
FOR MIGRATION
(GCM)
RETURNS BY COUNTRY OF NORTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA 2023
(JANUARY - JULY)
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MISSING MIGRANTS
TOTAL OF MISSING AND DECEASED
MIGRANTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA,
NORTH AMERICA, AND THE CARIBBEAN,
2019 – 2023 (JANUARY – JULY) BY SEX
AND AGE
Source: IOM MIssing Migrants Project, Migrantes
desaparecidos registrados en las Américas 2023.
MAIN CAUSES OF INCIDENTS:
1. Drowning (234).
2. Vehicle accidents/deaths linked
to dangerous transportation
(165).
3. Extreme environmental
conditions / Lack of appropriate
shelter, water, and food (63)
4. Accidental deaths (49).
5. Mixed or unknown (44).
6. Violence (39).
7. Sickness/lack of access to
adequate healthcare (9).
Source: IOM MIssing Migrants Projects, Migrantes desaparecidos
registrados en las Américas 2023
TOTAL INCIDENTS BY SUBREGION 2023
(JANUARY- JULY)
In 2023, from January to July,
in North America, Central
America, the Caribbean, and
South America, there were
607 lives lost, corresponding
to 67 females, 270 males, and
35 children and adolescents. In
261 cases were not possibles
to identify.
Since 2014, a total of 7,940 missing migrants
have been reported in North America, Central
America, South America, and the Caribbean.
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MOVEMENTS OF MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES FROM
THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
As of May 2023, there was a total of 7.32 million Venezuelan refugees and
migrants worldwide, 84 per cent living in Latin America and the Caribbean
(R4V, 2023).
Based on data collected in border areas within Venezuela, it has been
identied that, although emigration from the country continues to exceed
returns, there has been an increase in the number of people returning.
Approximately, for every two individuals leaving Venezuela, one decides to
return.
The opening of ocial borders and vehicular crossings with Colombia has
generated signicant improvements in connectivity and economic activities in
border areas. However, there is still a considerable percentage of migrants,
approximately one in ve, who choose to enter or leave the country through
informal river and land crossings known as "trochas“ (paths).
In Brazil, in the rst quarter of 2023 levels of immigration were equivalent
to those seen prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating a resurgence in
cross-border mobility and yielding signicantly positive migration balances for
Venezuelans. In addition, as of March 2023, 57 per cent of active residence
registrations belonged to this nationality (Federal Police, 2023).
According to data collected in a survey conducted in the northern border
of Peru (Tumbes) among Venezuelan migrants and refugees, 56 per cent
expressed their desire to stay in Peru, while 40 per cent indicated their goal
was to continue towards the crossing to Chile. Additionally, there has been
an increase in the intention of Venezuelan refugees and migrants to follow the
route to the United States. (DTM Round 19, 2023)
In Argentina, based on ocial administrative data, between January and
March 2023 there were 90,650 movements of Venezuelan persons across
Argentina's borders, of which 45,737 were entries and 44,914 were exits,
resulting in a positive balance of 823 movements. The majority of these
movements were concentrated in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires,
followed by the land crossing of the international Tancredo Neves bridge
in Puerto Iguazú, on the border with Brazil. Of the entries, 51.40 per cent
were women, 48.59 per cent were men, and 0.01 per cent were non-binary
individuals. Movements were predominantly by Venezuelans of working age,
with 63 per cent of the movements made by individuals between 22 and 42
years old (ibid.).
In Uruguay, during the rst trimester of 2023, Venezuelan migration remained
constant, similar to the levels observed between 2015 and 2019. In 2022,
there was a net increase of around 10,000 Venezuelans, a trend that appears
to continue in 2023. The majority of migrants are young women of working
age, primarily entering through border points with Argentina and Brazil, as
well as through Montevideo.
Regarding Paraguay, the number of Venezuelan nationals from 1 January to
14 May 2023 represents almost half of the total population of that nationality
for the entire year of 2022, indicating a revitalization of Venezuelan mobility
into the country. If this trend continues, the total for 2023 would surpass
the values of 2021, which recorded the highest number of registered entries
(R4V, 2023).
In the Darien Province, Panama, as of June 2023, Venezuela remains the main
country of origin for migrants registered by national authorities, representing
49 per cent in 2023 compared to 51 percent from the previous year (SNM,
2023).
In Mexico, as of May 2023, the Venezuelan nationality accounts for 25 per
cent of presentations and referrals, compared to the same period of the
previous year.
Furthermore, in the United States, Venezuela represents one of the main
countries of origin for encounters between January and May 2023.
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6 136 402* 7 320 225
in Latin America
and the Caribbean
in the world*
MIGRANT AND REFUGEE MOVEMENTS FROM THE
BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
Migrant and Refugee ows across LAC, 28 May - 10 June 2023
# of migrants and refugees from Venezuela
Irregular migration ow of the Venezuelan population according to
administrative records of each country 2023 (January - June)
As of June, Venezuelans in an irregular migratory situation have been
identied on the southern land border of Panama, Honduras, Mexico, and
the United States. Venezuelans are the rst irregular migrant nationality in
transit, in all countries except the United States where they are second.
Sources: Servicio Nacional de Migración de Panamá,
Irregulares en tránsito por la Frontera Colombia-
Panamá,
Junio 2023.
Instituto Nacional de Migración,
Estadísticas Dashboard ujo migratorio irregular,
(Junio 2023).
Unidad de Política migratoria (UPM),
Boletín estadístico
(Junio, 2023).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Southwest Land Border Encounters
, (Junio, 2023)
100,555
Panama Honduras Mexico Estados Unidos
50,830
44,896
87,828
Despite a signicant decrease in irregular entries into Panama from Colombia
at the end of 2022, there was an increase in irregular migration from
Venezuelans to Panama at the start of 2023, peaking in April with more than
25,000 entries, representing 62 per cent of the total (
SNM, 2023
).
According to the DTM conducted in Darien in the early months of 2023,
96 per cent of individuals planned to reach the USA, with the drivers for
migration being economic hardship and high levels of insecurity (
DTM
Darién, 2023
). Over half cited violence and insecurity as the main cause, and
79 per cent pointed to limited access to employment. Regarding new entry
requirements to the USA, 63 per cent of surveyed Cubans, Haitians, and
Venezuelans were aware of them, while 35 per cent had no knowledge of
them (
R4V, 2023
).
Chile
Belize
El Salvador
Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Panama
Honduras
Bolivarian
Republic of
Venezuela
Mexico
Costa Rica
There was an 11 percent decrease in
migrants transiting from Necoclí to
the Darien province compared
to 14-27 May.
Between 28 May and 7 June,
4,007 Venezuelan nationals
entered Brazil through the
border in Paracaima, while
384 exited.
From 12 May to June, 1,400 nationals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua
and Venezuela were returned to Mexico under Title 8.
From 28 May to 10 June, 10,841
migrants crossed through the Darien
Province (65% from Venezuela and
8% from Haiti)
Guatemala
Note: All maps in this report are for illustration purposes only. The boundaries and names shown and the
designations used on maps do not imply ocial endorsement or acceptance by the International Organization
for Migration.
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ACTIVE RESIDENCE RECORDS OF ALL NATIONALITIES
FROM JANUARY TO MARCH 2023.
From January to March 2023, more than 53 thousand
residence registrations of dierent nationalities were made.
WomenMen
40%60%
For more information on Afghan migration in
Brazil, see the link.
Source: Active residence records by nationality from January to March 2023. Federal
Police, 2023.
• Between September 2021 and February 2023, 5,904 Afghan nationals entered
Brazil, while 514 departures have been recorded in the same period (OIM Brazil,
2023).
• 9,889 humanitarian visas were authorized from 3 September 2021 to 14 March
2023 (Idem).
• 2,403 residence permits were granted from September 2021 to February 2022
(Idem).
• In addition, a total of 564 Afghan refugees were recognized (Idem).
AFGHAN MIGRATION:
BRAZIL
PROFILE OF AFGHANS WITH MIGRATORY
REGULARIZATION ACCORDING TO GENDER AND AGE
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18-29 years 30-59 years 60+
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BRAZIL
OTHER NATIONALITIES
– ENTRIES: 2013 TO
2023 (JAN-MAR)
ENTRIES AND EXITS
(JANUARY TO MARCH 2023)
Nationality Entries Exits Balance
Bangladesh 630 917 -287
Cameroon 274 159 115
People's Republic
of China
12,564 12,943 -379
Haiti 2,468 834 1,634
India 23,060 22,395 665
• In the rst quarter of 2023, the migratory
balance of Bangladeshi and Chinese nationals in
Brazil is negative, which implies that there were
more people who left the country than entered.
• In 2022, entries into Brazil of people from India,
Bangladesh and Cameroon returned to pre-pandemic
levels.
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URUGUAY
Source: Data produced by IOM Uruguay with information from the National Directorate of Migration -
Ministry of the Interior Uruguay (May 2023)
Source: Data produced by IOM Uruguay with information from the National Directorate of Migration -
Ministry of the Interior Uruguay (May 2023)
MIGRATORY FLOWSFIRSTQUARTER 2023
MIGRATORY FLOWS FIRST QUARTER 2023
• Based on administrative records, during the rst quarter of 2023 there
were more departures from than arrivals to Uruguay. Although, during this
rst part of the year, in general, more people left the country rather than
stayed, this can be attributed to the summer vacation season in the country
during January, February and part of March. Even with dynamic ows and
a negative migratory balance of all origins in this rst quarter, the trend of
growth of nationalities of interest that maintain higher inows than outows
persists.
• When examining in detail the movements of nationalities that have been
considered new migratory ows in Uruguayin recent years, we observe other
ows in addition to the traditional ones from neighboring countries such as
Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, including ows from Venezuela, Colombia,
Peru, Chile, Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador, and the Dominican Republic.
• As of February 2023, the residency procedure for nationals of Mercosur
and associated countries is subject to a fee, and the agency granting these
residencies shifted from the Ministry of Foreign Aairs of Uruguay to the
National Directorate of Migration. There are exceptions to the payment of
the fee for nationals from Brazil and Paraguay, and in cases where the person
is in a socioeconomic vulnerable situation. In the same month, under Decree
N°55/023, it was reported that having health coverage or medical insurance is
a requirement for entering Uruguay, except for certain exceptions, which are
enumerated: a) international protection cases and b) duly justied situations
of family reunication.
• Despite the trend of higher departures than entries so far in 2023, in the last
seven years, positive migratory balances were generally observed, describing
Uruguay as a destination country for mostly Latin American nationalities.
Thus, Uruguay's migratory ows are aligned with the dynamics of other
countries in the Americas, experiencing the same pattern of intraregional
migration and mixed ows.
EVOLUTION OF MIGRATORYS MOVEMENT IN URUGUAY
2017-2023 (FIRSTQUARTER)
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PARAGUAY CHILE
Source: Information provided by the National Migration Bureau of Paraguay, 2023.
ENTRIES AND DEPARTURES OF FOREIGNERS FROM THE
COUNTRY THROUGH OFFICIAL CROSSINGS
FOREIGN POPULATION RESIDING IN CHILE
MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS
• Between January 1st and May 21st, 2023, 1,201,356 foreigners (residents
and non-residents) entered Paraguay, while 857,455 departed, with non-
resident foreigners accounting for 71 per cent of the total foreign movements.
• As of May 21st, 2023, the main declared destinations for departing foreigners
(residents and non-residents) were Argentina and Brazil, highlighting the
signicance of cross-border and sub-regional mobility.
• In 2021, the foreign population residing in Chile reached 1,482,390
people, showing an increase of 1.5 per centcompared to 2020 and 14.1 per
centcompared to 2018 (INE, 2022a).
• According to statistics from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), the
National Migration Service (SERMIG), and other government entities, the
majority of migrants come from Venezuela, Peru, Haiti, Colombia, and Bolivia.
• Among the total number of migrants, there is an almost equal number of
men and women, with a higher concentration of people between 25 and 39
years old.
• The Metropolitan Region of Chile hosts the largest number of foreign
individuals with 61 per cent of the total, followed by the regions of Antofagasta
and Valparaiso. Between 2020 and 2021, the regions with the highest growth
were Arica and Parinacota, Ñuble, and Tarapacá (ibid).
• According to data from the National Institute of Statistics, in 2021, there
was a negative monthly net migration in 8 out of the 12 months, as the
number of people leaving the country exceeded those entering. December
had the highest number of departures, while August recorded the lowest net
balance of the year (INE, 2022b).
• Regarding foreign tourists, December 2021 had the highest number of both
departures and arrivals (ibid).
• The report also provides a long-term perspective, showing that entry
movements exceeded exit movements from 2014 to 2018. However, starting
from 2019, there has been a decline in the annual growth of the net balance,
accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, resulting in a negative net
balance in 2021 (ibid).
Departures from the country/main declared destinations (January
1st to May 21st, 2023)
Destination
Resident
Foreigners
Destination Non- Resident
Foreigners
Argentina 1,025,729 Argentina 685,750
Brazil 113,751 Brazil 89,932
Spain 19,106 Not specied 35,978
USA 10,240 USA 9,908
Not specied 9,933 Spain 7,221
Mexico 6,792 Mexico 6,890
Chile 4,117 Bolivia 6,801
Bolivia 4,037 Chile 5,772
Dominican Republic 3,934 Colombia 5,252
Uruguay 3,717 Uruguay 3,951
Total 1,201,356 Total 857,455
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• Peru is the second destination country for refugees and migrants
from Venezuela. According to the National Superintendency of
Migration, in 2022Peru hosted 1.51 million refugees and migrants
from Venezuela (R4V, 2023), 86.6 per cent of whom resided in
Lima and Callao (ENPOVE, 2022).
• According to the Survey Directed at the Venezuelan Population
(ENPOVE), 50.6 per cent of the Venezuelan population in Peru
are women and 49.4 per cent are men. Also, 28.3 per cent of the
Venezuelan population living in Peru is between 0 to 14 years old,
between the ages of 15-49 are 63.8 per cent, and 50 or older is
7.7 per cent. Households with children and adolescents stand out,
representing 58.7 per cent.
• Similarly, ENPOVE indicates that 73 per cent of the Venezuelan
population does not have any type of health insurance, and 55.8
per cent state that access to health is their main unmet need.
Regarding the education level of the Venezuelan population, we
highlight: Early Education (88.7%); Primary Education (95.0%)
and Secondary Education (93.8%). However, only 8.3 per cent of
the refugee and migrant population from Venezuela in Peru who
have completed higher studies state that they have validated their
degree in Peru..
• Among the relevant ndings, it is possible to observe that
Peru and Chile continue to be the main destinations for the
Venezuelan population entering the country, with 56 and 40 per
cent respectively. Furthermore, there has been an increase in the
intention of refugees and migrants who wish to continue the route
to the United States, 9 per cent of those surveyed who leave Peru
mentioned this country as their nal destination, an increase of
eight percent compared to the results analyzed in November and
December 2022 (DTM Round 19, 2023).
• The graphic is generated from the data collected through the Displacement Tracking
Matrix (DTM) of ow counts under ow monitoring.
• The northern border in Tumbes, between Peru and Ecuador, is the border with the
greatest ow in Peru, both for entry ows and exit ows.
• Between the months of March and May 2023, entries were always higher than exits, this
trend has been observed since the DTM was implemented in 2021, indicating Peru as an
important destination for these ows.
• A proportional sample of migrants and refugees is regularly consulted for their nationality.
For both ows, the Venezuelan refugee and migrant population represents more than 95
percent of those in human mobility. The second highest percentage is represented by
Colombian migrants and refugees in the ow into Peru.
• To complement the DTM counts (FMR) IOM Peru also applies the DTM surveys (FMS)
to a representative sample of refugees and migrants in transit with the aim of characterizing
the population. Those entering the country mention that their nal destination is Peru
(63%), followed by Chile (34%). In addition to this, the main needs identied on the route
were: food, safe transport, and accommodation. For the outow, what was mentioned by
refugees and migrants was that the main destination of their journey would be Venezuela
(53%) and the main needs of food and safe transport were identied.
PERU
MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS AT BORDER POINTS TUMBES: NORTHERN
BORDER WITH ECUADOR
Total Entries and Exits of Refugees and Migrants through Tumbes
Source: DTM Peru, 2023.
Entries
apr apr may may
Exits
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MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS AT BORDER POINTS TACNA: SOUTHERN
BORDER WITH CHILE
MIGRATORY MOVEMENTS AT BORDER POINTS WITH BOLIVIA
• Regarding the data on ows based on observations (DTM Registry) during
the analyzed period, on March 8, 2023, the highest number of entries of
refugees and migrants was recorded at the southern border of Peru (Tacna).
Since March 28, 2023, a decrease in both entry and exit ows was observed,
with the dierence between both ows becoming smaller. (DTM Peru, 2023).
• Regarding the identied nationalities, based on the proportional sample from
the DTM Registry, 80 percent of the entry ow consisted of refugees and
migrants from Venezuela, followed by 19 percent from Haiti, and 1 percent
from Colombian and Ecuadorian nationalities. As for the exit ow, 95 percent
were migrants from Venezuela and 3 percent from Haiti.
• Through the DTM FMS in Tacna, it was possible to identify that during this
period, the biggest share of people entering through Peru's southern border
intended to stay in this country (42%), followed by Venezuela, and to a lesser
extent, Colombia and Ecuador. For those exiting the country, Chile was the
main destination. Additionally, the main needs on the route were identied for
both ows, including water and food, route information, and transportation.
• It is important to mention that due to the social protests that were recorded
in the Puno region at the beginning of the year, IOM Peru could not carry out
the DTM in March and could only resume the exercise on 19 April 2023.(DTM
Peru, 2023).
• The department of Puno has been characterized, in 2023, by the exercise
of social protests, which has had repercussions on the possibilities of moving
around the area and even eects on the safeguarding of the general population,
including refugee and migrant population in transit.
• In Desaguadero, bordering the Plurinational State of Bolivia, more entries
than exits were observed, on average. This trend was the opposite to that of
2022.
• The peak of entries occurred on 12 May, where the observed exits almost
tripled the entries (218 vs 60).
• Regarding the identication of nationalities, for the exits, the ow is
almost entirely made up of Venezuelan refugees and migrants. For the exits,
approximately 27 per cent of Haitian migrants were observed.
Total Entries and Exits of Refugees and Migrants through Tacna Total Entries and Exits of Refugees and Migrants through Desaguadero
Source:: DTM Peru, 2023.
Source:: DTM Peru, 2023.
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3 may
12 may
Entries Exits
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ECUADOR
• From March 6th to June 29th, through
monitoring of ows using the Displacement
Tracking Matrix (DTM), diverse trends were
observed in the incoming and outgoing
movements at established monitoring points
in the cities of Tulcán (northern border) and
Huaquillas (southern border).
• At both borders, a predominantly Venezuelan
inux of people was observed. The ows
entering through the north, in the city of
Tulcán, consist mostly of people in family
groups (64.2%).
• In Tulcán, there was a decreasing trend in
the inow of people from March to June, with
the highest daily average of 94 people on foot
recorded during the week of March 27th to
30th, and daily lows of fewer than 30 people
during the weeks of April 24th to 25th, May
16th to 17th, and May 22nd to 25th.
• In Huaquillas, there was a growing trend in
incoming movements from the week of March
20th to 22nd until the week of May 15th to
17th. Unlike Tulcán, there were not such wide
dierences between incoming and outgoing
ows.
MIGRANT FLOW DESCRIPTIVE DATA
Flow monitoring
point
Type of
movement
Average
age
Travelling in
family groups
Family group averages
Tulcan Entries 29.3 years 64.2% 3.8 members 1.7 children
Exits 28.4 years 52.8% 3.6 members 1.5 children
Huaquillas Entries 29.8 years 59.2% 3.3 members 1.4 children
Exits 31.8 years 56.1% 3.1 members 1.2 children
MIGRANT FLOW NATIONALITY COMPOSITION
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Entrie
PeruBrazil
Argentina
Colombia Haiti Venezuela
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PROYECTED ON-FOOT MIGRANT FLOWS
1 Proyected migrant ow (F) is the sample of surveys collected at monitoring points (n) weighted by the selection count factor (f) plus the value of
the unit: F=(n)(f+1)
Source: DTM Flow Monitoring Registry. IOM Ecuador, March 6 – June 29, 2023.
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1 Proyected migrant ow (F) is the sample of surveys
collected at monitoring points (n) weighted by the selection
count factor (f) plus the value of the unit: F=(n)(f+1)
INTENDED COUNTRY OF
DESTINATION PERCENTAGE BY
TYPE OF MOVEMENT AND FLOW
MONITORING POINT
• From March 6th to June 29th, at the northern
border, the majority of outgoing migrants
were heading to Colombia (41.5%), Venezuela
(32.1%), and the United States (14.2%).
Regarding the incoming ow through the town
of Tulcán, the largest proportion declared
their intentions to reach Peru as their nal
destination (39.0%), stay in Ecuador (38.9%),
and go to Chile (17.1%).
• As for the southern border, in the city of
Huaquillas, the majority of incoming ows
stated Ecuador as their nal destination
(30.9%), followed by Venezuela (29.8%),
Colombia (23.65%), and the United States
(11.0%). Among the migrants leaving Ecuador
through this southern border, 56.8 percent
were heading to Peru, 24.5 percent to Chile,
and 10.1 percent intended to return to Ecuador
subsequently.
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THE GLOBAL
COMPACT FOR
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ECUADORIAN INTENTION TO MIGRATE
• Based on the Ecuadorian Government,
between March and May, a total of 6,677
Ecuadorians were deported from dierent
countries.
• According to an experimental module of
the DTM, it was identied that in the month
of April, the intention to migrate among the
Ecuadorian population was 93.8 per cent,
with the main destination being the United
States (54.8%), and the primary reason being
the search for job opportunities (54.8%).
2 The percentages for each destination country correspond to the
percentage distribution (100%) by type of movement (entry or exit). In some
cases, only the destination countries with the highest percentage are shown.
Source: DTM Flow Monitoring Survey – Cities Round 16 – Experimental module. IOM Ecuador, April 2023.
Ecuadorian - Intended country destination
Ecuadorian - Main reason to migrate
Source: DTM Flow Monitoring Registry. IOM Ecuador, March 6th - June 29th, 2023.
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ECUADORIAN MIGRATION TRENDS
DESTINATION COUNTRY AND EXITS THROUGH OFFICIAL
POINTS BY YEAR
Source: Internal report by migration authorities.
Ministerio del Interior (Ecu.). 2023
* Report at 22 may 2023.
En cuanto a los ujos migratorios regulares, en 2022 se registró un aumento en el número de salidas a Perú, Panamá, Nicaragua y
República Dominicana. Mientras que otro destino como México, que había llegado a ser incluso el segundo lugar en países de destino
en 2021 – año en que se da n a la suspensión de visado para Ecuatorianos – había descendido hasta el sexto puesto de este ranking
Source : Entries and exits registry. Ministerio del Interior (Ecu.). 2017-2023
DEPORTEES RECEIVED BY
ECUADORIAN GOVERNMENT
To p 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
1
United States United States United States United States United States United States
519,719 530,942 528,246 218,251 484,486 445,896
2
Peru Peru Peru Peru Mexico Colombia
304,001 326,760 358,595 85,463 127,134 265,282
3
Colombia Colombia Colombia Mexico Colombia Peru
169,542 158,008 153,017 53,802 52,739 206,459
4
Spain Spain Mexico Colombia Spain Spain
99,641 94,815 119,268 36,853 48,602 78,517
5
Panama Panama España España Peru Panama
64,834 60,881 97,808 30,222 40,373 56,084
6
Mexico Mexico Panama Chile Panama México
40,038 51,585 56,833 13,995 22,092 42,535
7
Chile Chile Chile Panamá Chile Nicaragua
34,234 34,374 38,535 12,711 14,381 40,200
8
Argentina Argentina Argentina Argentina Italy Chile
29,558 31,083 32,953 8,619 11,764 33,312
9
Italy Italy Italy Italy Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
23,179 21,796 21,989 8,547 10,897 32,812
10
Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Argentina
17,810 19,902 21,722 6,948 8,268 28,859
EVENTS REPORTED
BY MIGRATION
AUTHORITIES
OF THE UNITED
STATES AND
MEXICO
• Since the last part of 2022 it has been observed an important increase in
Ecuadorian outows either through ocial exits or irregularly.
• Ecuadorian irregular migration ows could be observed through indirect
sources such as registers of deportees received by the Ecuadorian Government
from dierent countries and reported events by migration authorities from the
United States and Mexico.
• Considering deportees received by Ecuadorian authorities, it is noticed an
increasing trend from November 2022 to March 2023, with a peak of 3 377
deportees received.
• Apprehensions by United States authorities increased drastically between
September and December 2022; as well as a similar trend during the same period
reported by the Mexican immigration authority.
• The increase in events reported by US authorities around August 2021 and
Mexico's status as one of the main destinations for ocial departures until 2021
coincide with the conclusion of the suspension of tourist visas for Ecuadorians
by the Mexican government in August 2021 (this visa had been suspended since
August 2018). After that period, other visa-free destinations such as Nicaragua
and Panama have become more prominent.
Source: CBP Public Data Portal
- Regarding regular migration
ows, there was an increase in
the number of departures to
Peru, Panama, Nicaragua, and
the Dominican Republic in 2022.
Meanwhile, another destination like
Mexico, which had even reached
the second position in the list of
destination countries in 2021 – the
year when the visa suspension
for Ecuadorians was lifted – had
dropped to the sixth position in
this ranking.
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BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
EMIGRATION (OUTFOWS)
RETURNS (INFOWS)
CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND:
Key trends for the rst half of 2023
The response
percentages can add up
to more than 100%
Work-related
Access to social services and resources
Family-related and personal reasons
Others (insecurity, natural disasters,
amongst others)
Family-related and personal reasons
Work-related (enroll children in school,
invest savings, etc.)
Others
Access to social services and resources
Safety and violence
Main motivations to migrate (multiple choice):
Main motivations to return (multiple choice):
Children left behind:: One in four migrant adults with children had
to leave at least one child behind in Venezuela (Source: IOM-DTM,
2023).
Caregivers of children left behind: 73 per cent of mothers leave the
children under the care of the child´s grandparents, whereas 79 per
cent of men report leaving them under the care of their partners or
spouses (Source: IOM-DTM, 2023).
Family-related and personal reasons includes “To live with my
family”,“Physical and psychological exhaustion”, “Visiting family for
the season”, “Accumulation of debts”, amongst others. Particularly,
psychological exhaustion suggests signifcant needs for mental health
programmes.
75 per cent of the returning individuals express intentions to stay in
Venezuela for more than one year. This represents a 31 percentage points
increase compared to the previous year (Source: IOM-DTM, 2023).
Better employment opportunities remains the primary reason for mobility, while
factors such as improved access to goods and/or services, and family reunication,
continue to be signicant in 2023.
The response percentages can add up to more than 100%.
INTENTIONS TO REMAIN IN
VENEZUELA
Source: IOM, DTM 2023
Over 12 months,
permanently, or
sill undecided.
6 to 12 months0 to 6 months
20%
Emigration Returns
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Source: Entry records of beneciaries of 18 accommodations located in Colombia, IOM Colombia, 2023.
COLOMBIA
DESTINATION COUNTRIES FOR VENEZUELAN REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS
IRREGULAR EXITS FROM NECOCLÍ (COLOMBIA) TO PANAMÁ
Daily ows of all nationalities recorded by maritime
companies in Necoclí 2023, (1 March– 13 May
2023
The weekly average of departures during the last
13 days for the reported period (May 1-13) was
1187, slightly higher than the daily value recorded
between April 1-13, with 1145. Venezuelans,
Haitians, and Ecuadorians are the most important
nationalities using maritime companies to cross
into Panama.
Between December 2022 and May 13, 2023, there
were 145,321 departures recorded.
Data obtained from Venezuelans surveyed in shelters: 6,310 Venezuelans in 33 shelters. in March 2022.
9,838 Venezuelans in 20 shelters in March 2023.
Based in surveys conducted among Venezuelan
refugees and migrants staying in shelters in
Colombia, in March 2022 and March 2023, the
intention to stay in Colombia has decreased by 7
per cent. Peru was cited less frequently among
interviewees in 2023 than in 2022.
On the contrary, the intention to return to the
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has increased
by 4 per cent, from 12 in 2022 to 16 per cent
in 2023.
DESTINATION COUNTRIES (MARCH 2023) DESTINATION COUNTRIES (MARCH 2022)
Source: R4V, 2023.
OBJECTIVES OF
THE GLOBAL
COMPACT FOR
MIGRATION
(GCM)
Other destination country Other destination country
Peru Peru
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
No answer No answer
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PANAMA
IRREGULAR ENTRIES THROUGH THE BORDER
WITH COLOMBIA 2022 (JANUARY - JULY) AND
2023 (JANUARY -JULY)
IRREGULAR ENTRIES THROUGH THE BORDER WITH COLOMBIA, BY
REGION OF ORIGIN, 2014 – 2023 (JANUARY – JULY)
MAIN COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN 2023 (JANUARY - JUNE) AND 2022
(JAUNUARY -JULY)
Main countries of origin in 2023 Main countries of origin in 2022
July 2023 presents an increase of 143% with respect to July 2022
By July, Ecuadorians reached 19% and Haitians 52% of their totals for the same period in 2022
(29,356 and 22,435 respectively).
Source: Servicio Nacional de Migración de Panamá, Irregulares en tránsito por la Frontera Colombia-Panamá,
July 2023
15% (10,841)
21% (52,773)
85% (42,083)
79% (198,985)
Entries 2022 (JANUARY -JULY):
Entries 2022 (JANUARY -JULY):
Entries 2023 (JANUARY -JULY):
Entries 2023 (JANUARY - JULY):
ADULTS
CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS
According to Panamanian authorities from the beginning of the year, to July 31,
through the Darien Province 251,758 irregular migrants have crossed (138,588
Venezuelans, 34,984 Ecuadorians, 34,165 Haitians, 10,546 Chinese, 8,287
Colombians, 3,755 Chileans,). In June only so far it has been 55,387.
Highest January - Julyon record. By July
the total trac of 2022 was exceeded.
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HONDURAS
IRREGULAR ENTRIES TO HONDURAS FROM
NICARAGUA 2022 (JANUARY -JULY) AND 2023
(JANUARY -JULY)
MAIN COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN 2023 (JANUARY - JULY) AND 2022
(JANUARY -JULY)
16% (10,660)
19% (31,324)
84% (55,510)
81% (153,122)
Entries 2022 (JANUARY -JULY):
Entries 2022 (JANUARY -JULY):
Entries 2023 (JANUARY -JULY):
Entries 2023 (JANUARY -JULY):
ADULTS
CHILDREN AND
ADOLESCENTS
Main countries of origin in 2023 Main countries of origin in 2022
By July, all the nationalities have increased their migration ow in comparison to 2022, except Cubans
which decreases 57% of their total in that period. Mauritanians have increased their immigration ow
in the lasted months.
Source: National Institute for Migration, Estadísticas Dashboard ujo migratorio irregular, (July, 2023).
Global Internal Displacement Database
IRREGULAR ENTRIES TO HONDURAS FROM NICARAGUA, BY REGION OF
ORIGIN, 2014 – 2023 (JANUARY- JULY)
Highest January- Juneon record and an
importan increase in July
OBJECTIVES OF
THE GLOBAL
COMPACT FOR
MIGRATION
(GCM)
By July 2023, according to Honduran authorities, 184,423 irregular entries have
been registered, with a monthly increasing trend since January 2023, which
represents an increase of 179% compared to July 2022. The main nationalities are
Venezuelans (75,880), Ecuadorian (24,837), Haitian (19,332), and Cuban (17,157).
Only in July 2023, 48,953 people entered irregularly.
Caribbean South America Africa Asia Central America and Mexico
Other regions Total
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MEXICO
28% (20,678) 24% (17.952)
Boys and Girls
79% (130.372)
Men
79%
(130.372)
Men
21%
(35.613)
Women
21%
(35.613)
Women
Strong increase in presentations and references, doubling in one month, from April to May and with an
upward trend even in June 2023.
By June 2023, the main nationalities that have increased their migratory ow compared to June 2022 are
Haitians (8,722%), Ecuadorians (5,185%), Venezuelans (3,349%), Brazilians (574%), and Colombians (202%).
%) compared to the total for the same period for 2022 (153, 440, 1,840, 740 and 3,051 respectively). The
rest of the main nationalities have also exceeded the amount of ow registered in the same period in 2022.
Presentations: events of adult migrants who entered the National Migration
Institute (INM) migration stations under the administrative procedure of
“presentation” for not providing supporting proof of their migration status.
Referrals: events of migrants referred by the National Migration Institute to
shelters of the Network for the Comprehensive Family Development (DIF), for
whom an administrative procedure was initiated as they did not have proof of
their migratory status. Events involving minors or persons with specic protection
concerns.
TOTAL OF PRESENTATIONS AND REFERRALS, 2023 (JANUARY - JUNE): 240,185 TOTAL OF PRESENTATIONS AND REFERRALS, 2022 (JANUARY - JUNE): 173 037
TOTAL EVENTS OF MIGRANTS WITH IRREGULAR SITUATION 2022-
2023 (JANUARY – JUNE)
OBJECTIVES OF
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COMPACT FOR
MIGRATION
(GCM)
Source: Inmigration Policy Unit (IPU), Statistics Report (July 2023).
240,185
MAIN COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN OF PRESENTATIONS AND REFERRALS,
2023 (JANUARY - JUNE)
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UNITED STATES:
MAIN COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN IN UNITED STATES SOUTHWEST LAND
BORDER ENCOUNTERS IN 2023 (JANUARY - JULY)
Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Southwest Land Border Encounters, (August 2023)
• Encounter data includes US Border Patrol (USBP) Title 8 Apprehensions,
Oce of Field Operations (OFO) Title 8 Inadmissions, and Title 42
Expulsions. Since March 21st, 2020, expulsions under Title 42 began
to be applied, meaning that migrants in irregular status detected by the
immigration authorities were deported to the last country of immediate
transit or their country of origin due to public health considerations.
Title 42 expired on May 11th, 2023.
UNITED STATES SOUTHWEST LAND BORDER ENCOUNTERS, 2022-2023
(JANUARY - JULY)
ENCOUNTERS AT SOUTHWEST BORDER
The total number of encounters up to June 2023 (1,253,991) is 12
per cent below that of July 2022. Family encounters have increased
by 9 percentage points, which is equivalent to 64,238 additional
meetings for this population.
30 % average monthly
decrease between
May and June of 2023
29% (358,037)
ocurred under Title
42 since January
71%(95,954)
ocurred under Title 8
since January,
UNITED STATES
SOUTHWEST LAND
BORDER ENCOUNTERS,
2022 (JANUARY - JULY) –
2023 (JANUARY - JULY)
OBJECTIVES OF
THE GLOBAL
COMPACT FOR
MIGRATION
(GCM)
Signicant decrease from May
to June (62,091 encounters)
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ANNEX: HEMISPHERIC CONTEXT
• In 2020, a total of 280,958,644 migrants were registered in the world,
which constitutes 3.7% of the world population.
• 26% of the world's migrant population – 73,503,418 million – lived in the
Americas – which means that migrants made up 7% of the region's total
population this year.
• 8 out of 10 migrants in the Americas were in North America.
• The movements of Venezuelan refugees and migrants have been the most
signicant in the last 5 years, with more than 6 million in the Americas and 7
million in the world.
• Signicant growth in migration between 1990 and 2020:
• doubling of the immigrant population in North America
• almost tripling of the emigrant population of Latin America and the
Caribbean.
• Main destinations in Latin America (in millions): Argentina (2.3), Colombia
(1.9), Chile (1.6), Venezuela (1.3), Peru and Mexico (1.2) and Brazil (1 ,1).
• 80% of migration in the South American region was intraregional.
• The migratory movements of Venezuelan refugees and migrants have been
the most signicant in the last 5 years
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Aairs (DESA), International Migrant Stock, 2020.
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Aairs (DESA), International Migrant Stock, 2020.
MIGRANT POPULATION, NORTH AMERICA, 1990 - 2020 MIGRANT POPULATION, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN,
1990 - 2020
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IMMIGRANT POPULATION, BY GENDER, 2020
EMIGRANT POPULATION, BY GENDER, 2020
MIGRANT POPULATION AS % OF TOTAL POPULATION, BY SUBREGION, 2020
Parity in both the immigrant and emigrant population North America is a region of immigration. Emigration is more important in the other
regions, especially in the Caribbean and Central America (including Mexico), which are
important countries of origin for migrants.
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73.5 MILLION MIGRANTS IN THE AMERICAS IN 2020
ANNEX: HEMISPHERIC CONTEXT
Population of migrants in the Americas, by subregion of destination,
2020
Population of migrants in the Americas, by region/subregion of origin,
2020*
*4% (3.12 million) of migrants in the Americas with region of origin
classied as “other” are not included.
Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Aairs (DESA), International Migrant Stock, 2020.
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The RDH was established in September 2020 in IOM’s Regional Oce for Central America,
North America and the Caribbean, with the purpose of operationalizing and implementing
IOM’s institutional Migration Data Strategy in the region.
The RDH provides support to IOM Country Oces, as well as to Member States, civil society
organizations and other key stakeholders in the region in order to build activities related to
migration data and information management.
The three main objectives of the Data Hub, aligned with the Migration Data Strategy, are the
following::
ABOUT IOM REGIONAL DATA HUBS
Objective 3 Ensure more evidence-based IOM- and United Nations system-wide
programming, operations, policy advice and communications.
Objective 1 Strengthen the global evidence based on migration.
Objective 2 Develop the capacities of States and other relevant partners to enhance
the national, regional and global migration.
The RDH acvies are aligned with the commitments
made in various internaonal frameworks, including
the Global Compact for Safe, Regular and Orderly
Migration (GCM), in parcular its Objecve 1: “Collect
and ulize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis
for evidence-based policies”, as well as the goals
and indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), including, for example, Target 10.7: “facilitate
safe, orderly and regular migraon and mobility of
persons, including by way of the implementaon of
well-planned and managed migraon policies) and
Target 17.18: “… increase signicantly the availability
of high-quality, mely and reliable data disaggregated
by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory
status…”
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional
Oce for Central America, North America and the
Caribbean, San Jose, Costa Rica
Regional Data Hub (RDH)
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://rosanjose.iom.int/es/datos-y-recursos
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Regional
Oce for South America Buenos Aires, Argentina
Regional Data Team (RDH, in Buenos Aires,
Argentina)
Email: [email protected]
Website:
https://robuenosaires.iom.int/es/datos-y-recursos
Oce of the Special Envoy for the Regional Response to
the Situation in Venezuela (OSE) Panama City, Panama
Website: https://respuestavenezolanos.iom.int/
CONTACT
MIGRATION TRENDS IN THE AMERICAS
MARCH-JUNE 2023
IOM REGIONAL OFFICE IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
IOM REGIONAL OFFICE IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE REGIONAL
RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION IN VENEZUELA
