Nearly 80,000 immigrants entered Honduras in 2022, the majority of whom were Cubans

Nearly 80,000 irregular immigrants traveling with the idea of ​​arriving in the United States have arrived in Honduras so far this year, most of them Cuban, according to figures from the National Institute for Migration (INM) consulted by Efe on Friday.

Between January and August 19, 79,667 migrants entered the Central American country trying to move north with the goal of reaching the United States, according to official data.

Nothing is detailed in the report about About 400 immigrants of different nationalitiesmostly Cubans and Venezuelans, who on Saturday gathered at one of the Guatemalan borders in an attempt to enter the Central American country from Honduras.

The National Institute of Engineering reported that 44,535 Cuban immigrants, 19,222 Venezuelans, 4,795 Ecuadoreans and 3,051 Haitians entered Honduras illegally this year.

Nor was the complaint made by the Cubans in recent days, who accused Honduran immigration officials of demanding a $20 fee, Regardless of whether immigrants have a safe behavior official.

The National Institute of Engineering reported that 44,535 Cuban immigrants, 19,222 Venezuelans, 4,795 Ecuadoreans and 3,051 Haitians entered Honduras illegally this year.

They are followed in order by 642 from India, 636 from Colombia, 592 from Senegal, 569 from Angola, 470 from Bangladesh, 478 from the Dominican Republic, 446 from Brazil, 423 from Ghana, 403 from Nicaragua, 329 from Cameroon, and added that 278 from Somalia and 256 from China, 239 from Nepal, 209 from Eritrea and 2,094 other nationals.

According to the statistics of the National Institute of Engineering in the months of January and August 19, 2021, a total of 10,032 irregular immigrants entered Honduras. Among them, 4,294 are Haitians and 3,622 are Cubans, the predominant nationalities in this group.

The Migration Institute added that 54.8% (43,676) of immigrants are men, 28.5% (22,728) are women and 16.6% (13,263) are children and adolescents.

Of the total irregular migrants this year, 52.5% (41,847) were between 0 and 30 years old, and 47.5% (37,820) were over 30 years old.

The Migration Institute also noted that 77.3% (61,556) of immigrants entered Honduras through the municipalities of Danlí and Trojes, El Paraíso department, bordering Nicaragua.

In recent months, El Paraíso has become a new route used by immigrants, especially from Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti, to get to the United States.

El Paraíso has in recent months become a new route used by immigrants, especially from Cuba, Venezuela and Haiti, to continue their way towards the United States.

At the beginning of August, a legislative decree went into effect exempting immigrants on the move and those who enter Honduras irregularly from paying an administrative fine of more than $200.

The immigration amnesty was published on August 3 in the Official Gazette, three months after it was approved by the Honduran Parliament.

Most migrants who enter Honduras do so infrequently, through “blind spots” through human traffickers, known as “coyotes,” who do not always take them to the border with Guatemala.

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