Escalation of raids and detentions of Venezuelans in Aruba. Refugees and migrants registered in Curacao for the “Responsible Integration" program. R4V partners in the Dominican Republic supported  microbusinesses run by Venezuelan refugees and migrants within the framework of the Inclusive Cities project. R4V partners reported a 45% increase in the number of refugees and migrants requesting accommodation assistance in Guyana. Less asylum-seekers have been registering with one R4V partners since April 2021 in Trinidad and Tobago.

Refugees and Migrants from Venezuela in the Latin America and the Caribbean as of May 2022

Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba and the Dominican Republic hosted national launches for the 2022 Refugee and Migrant Response Plan. Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) results were released for Trinidad and Tobago. Partners in the Dominican Republic continue to provide support to the Venezuelan population participating in the normalization plan.

The results of an R4V Study on the protection situation of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in the Caribbean were published. COVID-19 related restrictions were eased in all countries in the sub-region.   

Review and analysis of the refugee and migrant response plan achievements in 2021, sector's activities and way forward

For this exercise of data collection on Venezuelan migrants in Guyana, Snowballing was the elected method of obtaining a sample size, interviews were done in person by going house to house, visiting shelters, businesses where migrants work, locations where migrants frequent and small migrant communities. Regions one, two, three, four, seven and nine were visited by IOM-led enumerator teams, demographics of migrants interviewed were Venezuelans, Guyanese returnees and Indigenous Venezuelans. From September 1st to December 14th, 2021, a total of 1,363 respondents participated in the data collection activity. View and download publication from IOM