Bogotá.- The general director of Migración Colombia, Gloria Arriero, highlighted this Sunday that the flow of people at the Migratory Control Post of the Simón Bolívar international bridge, on the border with Venezuela, remains within the usual parameters since the beginning of January.
During a visit to this border crossing, the main corridor connecting the Colombian department of Norte de Santander with the Venezuelan state of Táchira, the official inspected the behavior of migratory flows and sent a message of reassurance to the border population.
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“The flow in this part of the border is normal; that pendulum flow of people coming and going for reasons of commerce, among others, is normal,” Arriero stated in a video released on X, adding that there have been no significant increases or decreases in the passage of people and that commercial activity continues regularly, in line with the trends observed during 2025.
Colombia and Venezuela share a border of 2,219 kilometers and through the border crossings of Cúcuta, capital of Norte de Santander, an average of 60,000 people pass daily.
The only difference this week has been the arrival at the border of numerous journalists from international media outlets in search of news and reactions from Venezuelans to the recent US operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his transfer to New York.
The Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) warned this Thursday about limitations and risks to journalistic practice on the Colombian-Venezuelan border, denouncing arbitrary detentions, access restrictions, and acts of intimidation against communicators trying to report from the area.
The FLIP stated in a statement that Colombian and foreign journalists have been detained by Venezuelan authorities, prevented from entering the neighboring country, or returned to Colombia after equipment checks and demands to delete journalistic material.
The Foundation also alerted to reports of surveillance and monitoring of reporters by men in civilian clothes, allegedly from Venezuela.
