Más de 800.000 nicaragüenses, 11,6 % de la población, han abandonado el país desde 2018
Las personas que han salido de Nicaragua buscan refugio, protección y oportunidades en otras naciones, algo que en su país "hoy es imposible debido a la persecución, falta de libertad, falta de democracia y lo más importantes, una falta de respeto a la vida".
TL;DR
- Approximately 800,000 Nicaraguans have emigrated between April 2018 and November 2025.
- The primary reasons for leaving include persecution, lack of freedom, absence of democracy, and disrespect for life.
- The exodus is attributed to systematic repression, harassment, and political persecution by the current regime.
- The migration leads to the impoverishment of Nicaragua and the loss of its human capital.
- Since 2018, the regime has also confiscated or closed 5,651 civil society organizations and 41 universities.
- Hundreds of journalists and religious figures have been forced into exile, and 492 Nicaraguans have been denationalized.
- The state policy of exile and confiscation is valued at at least $250 million and causes family separation.
- The international community is urged to denounce exile as a state policy and pressure for human rights violations.