“You can´t have friends here you hear a lot of stories of people trafficking Venezuelans. Without a job and in the midst of a political, economic, and social crisis, she was forced to migrate to Colombia, leaving behind the country that witnessed her birth, her friendships, her loved ones, and without knowing if her hug goodbye to her parents would be the last.
During the 2017 elections, she was required to renounce from her position after she failed to show proof that she voted in favor of the officials approved by her bosses.
Forced migration implies the rupture of one’s natural, physical, familia r and personal environments: “To be forced to leave Venezuela is like being forced to divorce a person that you love and do not want to leave,” says Maryorie, who worked at a government institution in Venezuela.
