Venezuelan migrants give up on Colombia as it reduces support policies

Three years ago, Colombia announced an ambitious plan to integrate 1.8 million displaced Venezuelans, by granting them residency permits and funding initiatives that would help them access education, healthcare, and jobs. But this ambitious plan, which was hailed by the UN as an example for the world to follow, has stalled as a new government in Colombia tries to improve relations with Venezuela’s government. In Bogotá, Manuel Rueda talked to many Venezuelans planning to head north to the United States, because life in Colombia is too difficult, particularly for the recent arrivals who haven’t been able to gain residency.