Translate page with Google Home Stories Stateless Children Born in Colombia Given Citizenship Story November 18, 2019 Stateless Children Born in Colombia Given Citizenship Country: Colombia Venezuela Author: Mariana Rivas 2019 Reporting Fellow Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Email this page Print this page English Project Refugees in Colombia With the recent announcement that all stateless babies born of Venezuelan parents would receive... Mariana Rivas 2019 Reporting Fellow READ MORE ABOUT THIS PROJECT SECTIONS Article Venezuelan migrant mothers are now able to give their children Colombian citizenship. Image by Mariana Rivas. Colombia, 2019. The Colombian government's decision to grant an approximate 24,000 stateless babies citizenship in August has differed from other countries' responses in the region. Now Venezuelan migrant families look to this resolution for an opportunity. RELATED CONTENT No Country to Call Home? Some Babies Born in Colombia to Venezuelan Parents Lack Birthright Citizenship Megan Janetsky Grantee August 12, 2019 For Venezuelans Fleeing Chaos at Home, Brazil Offers Temporary Refuge—and Uncertainty Multiple Authors July 17, 2019 A Daughter's Quest for Justice in Colombia Stephen Franklin Grantee November 5, 2013