MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) IOM REGIONAL OFFICE IN SAN JOSE - COSTA RICA
MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) MESOAMERICAN MIGRANTS MIGRANTS WHO WERE RETURNED TO THE NORTHERN TRIANGLE OF CENTRAL AMERICA (NTCA) In the first quarter of 2018, Guatemala reported the highest growth in the number nationals returned, with an increase of 48% over 2017, while Honduras reported an increase of 29%. However, El Salvador experienced a decrease of 38%, registering 3,563 fewer returnees. Forced and voluntary returns were mainly from Mexico (54.2%) and the United States (45.7%). Source: Human Mobility Information Management Initiative in the Northern Triangle, IOM CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS DETAINED 1 BY MEXICAN IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES BY NATIONALITY. 14 Belize jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 4 0 12 Costa Rica 4,217 3,042 El Salvador 7,891 13,178 Honduras 7,665 13,971 Guatemala Source: Mexican Secretariat of the Interior CENTRAL AMERICAN MIGRANTS DETAINED 1 BY MEXICAN IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES BY NATIONALITY. Source: Mexican Secretariat of the Interior 220 214 Nicaragua The cumulative total of Central American migrants showed an increase of 52% in the period January to March of 2018, compared to the same period of 2017. El Salvador 9,392 5,829 Guatemala Honduras 30,423 20,010 15,760 12,571 16,224 23,318 jan - mar 2018 jan - mar 2017 2017 2018 During the first quarter of 2018, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Honduras registered an increase in the number of their nationals presented before Mexican immigration authorities compared to the first quarter of 2017. Particularly in the case of Guatemalans and Hondurans, there was a significant increase of 67% and 82.3% respectively. In contrast, Belize, El Salvador and Nicaragua, experienced a decrease for this quarter compared with the first quarter of 2017. 1. Events of migrants detained by Mexican immigration authorities.
BOYS AND GIRLS FROM THE NTCA DETAINED BY MEXICAN IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. Of those boys and girls from NTCA presented before Mexican immigration authorities, boys and girls from Honduras registered the largest increase of 106.2%. In the case of Guatemala, there is an increase of 96%. Presentations of boys and girls from El Salvador, in contrast, decreased by 38.6%. jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 3,739 2,906 1,409 1,908 1,068 656 Honduras Guatemala El Salvador Source: Mexican Secretariat of the Interior UNACCOMPANIED BOYS AND GIRLS FROM THE NTCA AND MEXICO INADMISSIBLE 2 AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. The number of unaccompanied boys and girls from countries of the NTCA and Mexico that have been declared inadmissible at the border for the fiscal year 2018 already represent 77.5% of those registered for 2017. 6,994 5,420 Source: US Customs and Border Protection FY 2017 FY 2018 (oct 17 - apr 18) 2. Individuals who are inadmissible are not permitted by law to enter or remain in the United States. 3. The fiscal year in the United States begins on October 1st and ends on September 30th.
MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) APPREHENSIONS OF UNACCOMPANIED MIGRANT BOYS AND GIRLS FROM THE NTCA AND MEXICO AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES Apprehensions of unaccompanied migrant boys and girls from the NTCA countries and Mexico for the first seven months of the fiscal year 2018 have reached 62.3% of the total registered in 2017. In the same period, there was a significant reduction in the number of apprehensions of Salvadorans boys and girls, accounting for just 22.9% of the total figure for 2017. FY 2017 FY 2018 (oct 17 - apr 18) 14,827 12,459 9,143 7,784 4,624 8,877 6,151 2,090 El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Source: US Customs and Border Protection IN THE PRESS: MIGRANT CARAVAN ARRIVES AT THE MEXICO - UNITED STATES BORDER By mid-march, according to BBC World, a caravan of migrants formed by about 2000 people started in Honduras. This caravan, named Refugee Caravan 2018 crossed the border between Guatemala and Mexico on March 26th, and by the end of April, between 300 and 400 people who participated in this journey arrived in Tijuana, at the border of Mexico with the United States. Source: BBC World: http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-43614027 El País: https://elpais.com/internacional/2018/04/29/mexico/1525033999_476242.html
FAMILY UNITS 4 INADMISSIBLE AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. The number of family units coming from countries of the NTCA and Mexico declared inadmissible in the United States, during the first seven months of the fiscal year 2018, has already exceeded the total amount for the fiscal year 2017 for all nationalities, except for El Salvador. The most visible growth is in the case of Mexico, that has already outgrown the total of the fiscal year 2017 by 27.4%. Source: US Customs and Border Protection El Salvador 4,195 2,423 Guatemala Honduras 3,817 4,857 Mexico FAMILY UNIT APPREHENSIONS AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES FY 2017 FY 2018 (oct 17 - apr 18) 6,058 7,935 8,416 10,723 For fiscal year 2018, the case of Guatemalan families stands out: four months before the end of this fiscal year, the number has already outgrown the total of fiscal year 2017. Family units registered from Honduras and Mexico have decreased compared to fiscal year 2017, so far, the decrease for this year accounts for 34% and 8% respectively. present numbers that represent 75.2% and 57.5% respectively. The most notable change are registers of El Salvador where a decrease of 70% for this periods is observed. FY 2017 FY 2018 (oct 17 - may 18) 29,278 22,366 20,675 24,657 24,122 7,167 2,217 1,461 Mexico Honduras Guatemala El Salvador Source: US Customs and Border Protection 4. Family Unit represents a family group consisting of at least one adult and a child or adolescent traveling together (either a child under 18, a parent or legal guardian).
MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) OUTCOMES OF DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS FOR NATIONALS FROM COUNTRIES OF THE NTCA AND MEXICO IN IMMIGRATION COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES 5 During the first half of fiscal year 2018, Mexican nationals registered the highest amount of deportation proceedings completed. However, nationals from El Salvador registered the least amount. In the first half of fiscal year 2018, cases completed (by nationality) represent between 55-62% of the total of the total number of cases from 2017, indicating similar rates to 2017. FY 2017 FY 2018 (oct 17 - feb 18) 39,772 15,237 8,400 21,357 12,897 18,338 10,279 24,654 El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse ASYLUM SEEKERS FROM CENTRAL AMERICA ADMITTED IN THE UNITED STATES Refugee admissions in the United States for nationals from countries of the NTCA show a decrease in the first three months of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2017, except for the case of Guatemala. Salvadorans reflect the greatest decrease in refugee admissions, although up to April 2018, Salvadorans had the highest percentage of refugee admissions compared to the fiscal year 2017, at 28.6%. El Salvador Guatemala 1,124 Honduras 234 322 Source: Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration 9 27 jan - mar 2017 134 10 4 jan - mar 2018 104 50 128 10 FY 2017 FY 2018 (oct 17 - apr 18) 5. Counts are based upon each case an Immigration Court completes and the date of the judge s decision or administrative closure. The data shows the figures for the issuance of orders for removal or voluntary return.
VENEZUELAN MIGRANTS VENEZUELANS IN IRREGULAR STATUS IN PANAMA. During the first quarter of 2018, Panamanian authorities detained more than double the number of Venezuelans detained during the first quarter of last year. Representing an increase of 120.6% 35 75 Source: National Migration Service of Panama. jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 DEPORTATIONS AND VOLUNTARY RETURNS 6 OF VENEZUELANS IN PANAMA. 1,297 Venezuelans 2017 1,082 Venezuelans 2018 1,816 All nationalities 2018 During the first quarter of 2018, Venezuelan migrants were at the top of the list of nationalities with the highest number of deportations and voluntary returns from Panama, reaching 59.6% out of the total for this year. Venezuelan cases in the first quarter of 2018, have already reached 83.4% of the total number of cases in 2017. Source: National Migration Service of Panama. REGULARIZATION OF VENEZUELANS IN PANAMA. Legalizations include ordinary and extraordinary stay permits issued. This year, Venezuelans have most benefited from these permits, with 46.7% of the total of legalizations issued during the first quarter of this year; which represents 40.4% of the total legalizations granted to this population in 2017. Venezuelans Total 2017 Venezuelans jan - mar 2018 6,230 15,408 All nationalities 2018 Source: National Migration Service of Panama. 13,343 6. Regulation of Law N.3 that creates the National Migration Service of Panama defines voluntary return as It is the authorization granted to the irregular migrant to leave the country, after payment of the corresponding administrative sanctions and the costs of moving to the country of destiny
MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) VENEZUELANS ASYLUM REQUESTS IN COSTA RICA. 3,064 918 334 333 251 january 2018 february 2018 march 2018 total 2017 total 2018 During the first quarter of 2018, the largest number of asylum requests in Costa Rica was filed by Venezuelans. So far, the trend for 2018, does not indicate greater variations with respect to 2017. Source: General Directorate of Migration of Costa Rica. PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY RESIDENT CARDS ISSUED BY MEXICO TO VENEZUELANS. The number of permanent resident cards issued to Venezuelan nationals in first quarter of 2018 Mexico increased 55.7% from the first quarter of 2017 to the same period of 2018. Of temporary resident cards issued, a small increase of 3.4% was observed. jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 1,452 1,501 1,134 729 Temporary residents Permanent residents Source: Mexican Secretariat of the Interior
OUTCOMES OF DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS IN IMMIGRATION COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES 115 235 149 From October 2017 to March 2018, only half of the fiscal year, the number of the cases completed equal 68.4% of the total cases completed in 2017. FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 (oct 17 - feb 18) Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse VENEZUELANS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC According to the second National Survey of Immigrants (ENI in Spanish) in the Dominican Republic, for the period from 2012 to 2017 the Venezuelan migrant stock grew by 653%, a sevenfold increase. Residence permits 7 issued to Venezuelan migrants in the Dominican Republic show a steady increase from 2015 to 2017, registering an increase of 388.5% during this period. 25,872 1,529 749 3,434 313 2012 2017 2015 2016 2017 Source: General Directorate of Migration of the Domincan Republic VENEZUELAN ASYLUM REQUESTS IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO. 693 From 2015 to 2016, asylum requests by Venezuelans in Trinidad and Tobago grew by 875%. The most noticeable increase was in 2017, with a growth of 17 times over 2016. 4 39 2015 2016 2017 Source: Immigration Division Trinidad & Tobago 7. The number of residence permits issued for Venezuelans in Dominican Republic for 2017 does not include August.
MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) VENEZUELANS THAT HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR LEGAL STAY IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO WITHOUT LEAVING THE COUNTRY In the period of 2016 to 2017, the number of Venezuelans that exceeded the length of stay allowed in Trinidad and Tobago grew by 150.9%. Until March 6 th 2018, the total of these cases registered, outgrew the total of 2016, and represented 45.4% of the total for 2017. 1,997 3,003 1,364 Source: Immigration Division Trinidad & Tobago 2016 2017 jan - mar 2018 VENEZUELAN REGULAR ARRIVALS TO ANGUILLA DURING THE PERIOD OF 2015 2017 BY AIR AND BY SEA When observing the regular flows of Venezuelan migrants to Anguilla for the last three years, it reached its highest level in 2016, when the number was twice as high as in 2015, and four times higher than in 2017. It is worth noting that these flows occurred mainly by sea during the three years observed. Of the total arrivals to Anguilla during this period, 68% were by sea and only 32% by air. 1,086 Total Air Sea 716 382 97 285 370 240 78 162 2015 2016 2017 Source: Immigration Department Anguilla EN LA PRENSA: VENEZUELANS SEEK TO MIGRATE TO THE NEIGHBORING ISLANDS OF THE CARIBBEAN THROUGH RISKY JOURNEYS On January 10th, the trip from Venezuela to Curaçao by raft cost the lives of 6 migrants and around 20 more migrants disappeared. Source: BBC World http://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-42911478
EXTRA-REGIONAL MIGRANTS: ASIANS AND AFRICANS EXTRA-REGIONAL DETAINED IN THE BORDER OF PANAMA WITH COLOMBIA (DARIEN). Extra-regional migrant detentions increased notably during the first quarter of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017. Regarding migrants from India, the increase was of 4550%. Other nationalities also show an increase, except for Eritrea with a decrease of 20%. 2017 2018 465 108 185 137 109 191 216 10 Bangladesh Eritrea India Nepal Source: National Migration Service of Panama. ENTRY AND TEMPORARY STAY PERMITS ISSUED BY THE GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF MIGRATION OF COSTA RICA. As of April 2018, Costa Rica issued the highest number of entry and transit permits for persons with claims of coming from Africa, particularly from Congo Brazzaville and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 10,652 4,575 1,020 1,775 Bangladesh India Democratic Republic of Congo Congo Brazzaville Fuente: Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería Costa Rica
MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) EXTRA-REGIONAL MIGRANTS PRESENTED BEFORE MEXICAN IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES Comparing the first quarter of 2018, with that of 2017, there was noted growth of migrant flows from India. Likewise, presentations increased for nationals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (162.5%) and Cameroon (23.3%).But noteworthy is the decrease in the number of presentations of Eritrean nationals, which decreased by 47.4%, similar to the cases of Bangladesh (42.2%) and Nepal (24%). jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 491 622 90 111 175 92 32 84 206 119 254 193 Cameroon Eritrea Democratic Republic of Congo Bangladesh India Nepal Source: Mexican Secretariat of the Interior REFUGEE ADMISSIONS FOR PERSONS FROM AFRICA IN THE UNITED STATES. 4,121 2,047 jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 The number of refugees from Africa admitted in the United States during the first quarter of 2018 reduced by more than half compared to the same period for 2017. Source: Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration OUTCOMES OF DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS FOR INDIAN NATIONALS IN IMMIGRATION COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES. FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 (oct 17 - feb 18) 575 846 From October 2017 to February 28th, 2018, the total deportation procedures of Indian nationals reached 92.3% of 2016 levels and 62.8% of 2017 levels. Considering that during the fiscal year 2018, about 106 cases are completed per month, most probably the total amount of deportations proceedings completed during this fiscal year will significantly increase. 531 Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse
CUBANS AND HAITIANS RESIDENCE PERMITS APPROVED IN PANAMA FOR CUBANS AND HAITIANS In Panama, a modest increase can be observed in the number of residence permits issued for nationals from Cuba and Haiti. When comparing residence permits issued during the first quarters of 2017 and 2018, there is a growth of 16.7% for Cubans. Cubans 42 Haitians 49 Source: National Migration Service of Panama 4 jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 2 CUBANS AND HAITIANS PRESENTED BEFORE MEXICAN IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES. jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 585 Cubans 65 737 Haitians Presentations of nationals from Cuba and Haiti before Mexican immigration authorities have decreased drastically compared to the first quarter of 2017. Cuban presentations from January to March 2018 reduced by 88.9%. Even more substantial was the decrease in the presentations of Haitians, which fell by 97.5% Source: Mexican Secretariat of the Interior EVENTS OF BOYS AND GIRLS PRESENTED BEFORE MEXICAN IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES BY NATIONALITY 18 Instances of accompanied and unaccompanied boys and girls of Haitian and Cuban origin during the first quarter of 2018 have been minimal. In 2017 a total of 13 presentations were counted for accompanied and unaccompanied Cuban boys and girls, while this year no cases have been registered. The decrease in the presentations of Haitian boys and girls is also notable, particularly of accompanied boys and girls, which decreased by 82.9%. 35 jan - mar 2017 jan - mar 2018 6 10 0 0 0 3 0 Accompanied Haitian boys and girls Accompanied Cuban boys and girls Unaccompanied Haitian boys and girls Unaccompanied Cuban boys and girls Source: Mexican Secretariat of the Interior.
MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) CUBANS INADMISSIBLE AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. The total number of Cubans inadmissible in the southwest border of the United States from January to March decreased by 13.6% from 2017. This could be related to the suspension of the wet foot, dry foot policy as of January, 2017. 2017 2018 1,571 1,656 1,430 670 345 415 65 january february march Total Source: US Customs and Border Protection. HAITIAN INADMISSIBLE AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER OF THE UNITED STATES. Official figures reveal a drop in the number of Haitians inadmissible at the southwest border of the United States. A decrease of 96.7% is observed in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter of 2017. The elimination of the Temporary Protection Status TPS for nationals from Haiti, could account for the drop of Haitians trying to enter into the United States. 20 2017 2018 1,638 1,956 218 24 20 100 20 january february march Total 64 Source: US Customs and Border Protection.
OUTCOMES OF DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS FOR CUBAN AND HAITIAN NATIONALS IN IMMIGRATION COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES. The deportation proceedings completed in the United States Immigration Courts for nationals of Haiti and Cuba show an important increase between fiscal years 2016 and 2017. In the case of Cubans, the increase was 36.1%. In the case of Haitians, the increase is even more evident, at 457% with 2258 more cases completed in fiscal year 2017 over 2016. Furthermore, in the first five months of fiscal year 2018, the deportation proceedings completed for both Haitians and Cubans represented, 59% of the total for each during fiscal year 2017. This could indicate an increasing trend in the number of deportation proceedings completed for these nationalities. Cubans Haitians 2,752 1,628 1,172 861 494 695 january february march Source: Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse STOCK OF HAITIAN MIGRANTS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. The number of people born in Haiti and based in the Dominican Republic increased by 8.6% from 2012 to 2017. According to the National Survey of Immigrants in the Dominican Republic, people born in Haiti represent 87.2% of the country s migrant population. 2012 2017 Source: ENI 2017 458,233 497,825
MIGRATION FLOWS REPORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN N 6 (JANUARY - MARCH, 2018) CREDITS: DOCUMENT PREPARED BY THE IOM REGIONAL OFFICE FOR CENTRAL AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. Direction: Marcelo Pisani, Regional Director. Edition: Salvador Gutiérrez, Regional Liaison and Policy Officer Alicia Sangro, Regional Liaison and Policy Officer a.i. Elaboration and conceptualization: Mariana Chaves, Research Assistant Sofía Arce, Information and Statistics Media and Communication: Jorge Gallo, Regional Communications Officer Design and layout: Ana Marcela Cerdas, Graphic Designer ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: This report would not have been possible without the collaboration of Cristopher Gascón (Chief of Mission) and Andremar Galván from OIM Mexico; Jorge Peraza (Chief of Mission of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras) and Antonio Meoño from OIM Guatemala, Marisol Calix and Evelyn IOM Honduras and the Information Management Initiative of Human Mobility in the Northern Triangle (NTMI) team; Roeland De Wilde (Head of Mission) and Mayvelline González from IOM Costa Rica; Santiago Paz (Head of Mission) and Rocío Dutary de IOM Panama. IOM is especially grateful to the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid, the Ministry of the Interior (Migration Policy Unit) of Mexico, General Directorate of Migration of Guatemala, to the National Institute of Migration - Honduras, the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration of Costa Rica, to the National Migration Service of Panama and the National Border Service of Panama. www.rosanjose.iom.int @IOM_Caribbean /IOMCaribbean1