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Colombia and Brazil Announce Border Controls as Venezuelans Flee En Masse

by Q COSTARICA Tuesday 13 February 2018, 11:34 am 1.3k Views

Colombia and Brazil have announced a series of measures to control their border with Venezuela, as hundreds of thousands of people have fled the deteriorating situation there.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos announced that strict immigration controls would be implemented, with 2,120 Colombian soldiers deployed to the 1,378 mile long border to enforce them.
Bogota also said that they would no longer issue migratory cards that had allowed 1.5 million Venezuelans to cross the border without passing customs. Now, only those with valid passports or existing migratory cards will be able to pass.
“There will be more control and more security at borders,” Santos said in a speech in the border city of Cucuta. He added that any unlawful behavior by the migrants would be strictly dealt with,