Nearly 19,000 migrants, mostly Haitians, are currently stranded on the north coast of Colombia, awaiting their passage to Panama, we learned on Wednesday from an official source.
"
At the end of a migration crisis assessment mission (...), we were able to observe that there are currently nearly 19,000 migrants
" in the municipality of Necocli, in the department of Antoquia, "
in transit towards the border for Panama
”, declared the Defender of the People, Carlos Camargo. On their way to the United States, these migrants are "
mostly Haitians,
" Camargo explained on Twitter.