Migrants promised a ‘VIP’ route to the U.S. from an idyllic Colombian island find danger instead

A man in a red shirt and ball cap stands on a small boat and helps a woman into a larger vessel into the arms of a Colombian Navy official.

The trip is advertised to migrants as a secure VIP journey from the tourist-friendly Colombian island of San Andrés to Nicaragua. But in reality, it exposes desperate people to perilous conditions and a lucrative yet dangerous underworld. Hundreds have been rescued and dozens have vanished, but it’s a chance many take to flee humanitarian crises in their own countries.

CBC | World News

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