Experts warn that reduced funding for Venezuelan migrants in Colombia could lead to increased migration. Many families are in limbo due to stalled immigration processes, such as Fraymi Loaiza's family, facing healthcare challenges for their sick child. The Colombian migration agency has been forced to suspend processing documents due to a freeze on foreign aid imposed by the U.S. government. This has induced fear and uncertainty among migrants navigating the system, highlighting the dire humanitarian situation and implications of geopolitical decisions on vulnerable populations.
"Without those documents, Loaiza and her children are not yet enrolled in Colombia's public health insurance programme. She worries they could be turned away at the hospital or charged a fortune for care."
"Upon taking office for a second term on January 20, Trump announced a freeze on the disbursement of foreign aid. By February 3, Colombia's government migration agency had been forced to stop processing documents for migrants and refugees, due to the staffing cuts resulting from a lack of funding."
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