Colombia Becomes Hub for African Migrants Trying to Reach U.S.
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on February 29, 2024
As record numbers of people cross into the United States, the southern border is not the only place where the migration crisis is playing out.
Nearly three thousand miles to the south, inside Colombia’s main international airport, hundreds of African migrants have been pouring in every day, paying traffickers roughly $10,000 for flight packages they hope will help them reach the United States.
The surge of African migrants in the Bogotá airport, which began last year, is a vivid example of . . .
