Date of publication:
09/07/2026
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Do domestic laws and policies provide for protection from expulsion of refugees?
Assessment by population
Analysis
Article 27 of the Organic Law on Refugees and Asylees provides that refugees may only be expelled from national territory when they engage in acts affecting public order or national security. The same provision states that any decision ordering the expulsion of a refugee must be reasoned and may be appealed before the competent authorities.
Related provisions of domestic law or policy
Organic Law on Refugees and Asylees
- Year: 2001
- Type: Domestic law
- Rights Category: Asylum, Education, Freedom of movement, Health, Housing, land & property, Liberty & security of person, Nationality, Integration & Public Affairs, Social protection, Work & Workplace rights, Family life, Documentation
- Link to external source: https://www.refworld.org/node/18314
Legal provision
Article 27 - Expelling terms
(Unofficial translation) Refugees may only be expelled from the national territory when they commit acts that disrupt public order or affect national security. The act by which this measure is issued must be justified and notified to the refugee, so that they may exercise the remedies provided for by law. Los refugiados o refugiadas sólo podrán ser expulsados del territorio nacional cuando incurran en hechos que alteren el orden público o afecten la seguridad nacional. El acto mediante el cual se dicte esta medida deberá ser motivado y notificado al refugiado o refugiada, a fin de ejercer éste (a) los recursos previstos en la Ley.