As Russia’s geopolitical display of war power in one the world’s most impoverished nations continues, the exodus of millions of Venezuelans leaving their home country in search of food, medical attention, safety, livelihood, and, where available, humanity, has reached global proportions. From Canada to Australia, from Spain to Argentina, from Lebanon to Sweden, Venezuelans are not only emigrating in large numbers, but nowadays claiming asylum in 41 countries.

At present, Venezuelans top the list of foreign nationals claiming asylum protection in the United States, Spain, Costa Rica,Panama, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Aruba, and Curacao. They are the second-largest claimant group in Mexico and the Dominican Republic.