Just when it seems the lot of Venezuelans could get no worse, trust President Nicolás Maduro to show that the bottom is lower still. Earlier this month, Maduro dispatched troops to the Colombian border. The emergency? Tens of thousands of Venezuelans who had fled the dystopic Bolivarian republic and then been slammed by coronavirus and the economic shutdown abroad were now desperate to make their way back home. “Biological weapons,” Maduro called them, absurdly blaming unwilling prodigal Venezuelans for the country’s spiking contagion. By Marc Margolis . Full Text-> Buenos Aires Times

For neighboring Colombia, which already bears the brunt of the grinding Venezuelan refugee crisis, that’s a terrifying prospect. It’s a challenge that could fundamentally transform a relationship that’s been pivotal to managing the humanitarian disaster that’s seen 5 million Venezuelans flee their country — almost half of them to Colombia. By Dylan Baddour. Full text-> OXY

The head of the Norwegian Refugee Council says the world is not doing enough to help Colombia respond to the influx of migrants from neighbouring Venezuela. Full text-> The Sydney Morning Herald

Venezuela’s tragedy is not that different in size and impact from the Syrian one. By Jorge G. Castañeda. Full text-> The New York Times

The world’s second-largest refugee crisis could change North and South America for the better, but host countries can’t shoulder the burden without international help. BY Adrew Selee , Jessica Bolter. Full text -> Foreign Policy