Thousands of Haitians Leave Colombia for the United States

Thousands of Haitians Leave Colombia for the United States
Haitians buy supplies at an open market in Necocli, Colombia, on Oct. 12, 2021. Alejandro Gomez for The Epoch Times
Autumn Spredemann
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NECOCLI, Colombia—In the Colombian beach town of Necocli, thousands of Haitian migrants live in a makeshift tent city while waiting to cross the Gulf of Uraba into Panama through the Darien Gap. While Necocli always has been a stopover point on the caravan route to the United States, the number of migrants has increased dramatically since President Joe Biden took office in January.
Local estimates suggest as many as 20,000 migrants inhabit the camp.
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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