FILE - In this Nov. 22, 2018 file photo, Venezuelan migrants arrive to a street corner to beg for money in Quito, Ecuador. Ecuador’s government announced on Monday, Jan. 21, 2019 that it will require Venezuelan migrants who want to enter Ecuador to show their judicial record. (Dolores Ochoa, File/Associated Press)QUITO, Ecuador — Venezuelans who want to enter Ecuador will now have to present an official document showing any brushes with the law, the government announced Monday, two days after the killing of a 22-year-old woman sparked a wave of unrest against migrants. It was unclear how the estimated 2,700 Venezuelan migrants who enter Ecuador through the Colombia border each day would obtain the document, as even basic records like a passport have become increasingly difficult to obtain in their home country. They are arriving predominantly in Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, where tensions have risen over the sudden influx of a high-needs population.

Source: Washington Post January 21, 2019 21:56 UTC