Colombia to Give Citizenship to Babies of Venezuelan Migrants

Javier Pinzon holds his 21-day-old baby, Jhosmar Pinzon, as he walks along a trail next to the Simón Bolívar international bridge, which connects Cúcuta with the Venezuelan town of San Antonio del Táchira after the closure of the border bridge on Mar. 1, 2019 in Cucuta, Colombia. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

BOGOTA, Colombia—Colombia will give citizenship to more than 24,000 children born to Venezuelan migrant parents in Colombia, to prevent the children from being stateless and less able to access education and health care, President Ivan Duque said on Aug. 5.

The measure, which will cover all Venezuelan children born in Colombia since August 2015, will be in force for two years.