Leon Lucar Oba
Leon Lucar Oba is a Teaching Assistant for political science at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) in Lima. He has worked as a Research Assistant in academic and consulting projects on migration and human mobility in Latin America, as well as decentralization and civil society in Peru, including for the International Development Research Center (IDRC) Research Chair. His research interests include migration policies, religion and politics, social movements, and civil society in Peru and Latin America.
Mr. Lucar Oba holds a BA in political science and government from PUCP.
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The COVID-19 pandemic hit South American nations at a time when many were already contending with major migration challenges. Historic levels of intraregional migration and displacement, notably from Venezuela, collided with countries’ attempts to stop the spread of a new threat to public health. This report examines the region’s responses to the public-health crisis, and the immediate and lasting impacts on cross-border movement.