Migrants promised a ‘VIP’ route to the U.S. from an idyllic Colombian island find danger instead

The trip is advertised to migrants as a secure VIP journey from the tourist-friendly Colombian island of San Andrés to Nicaragua. But in reality, it exposes desperate people to perilous conditions and a lucrative yet dangerous underworld. Hundreds have been rescued and dozens have vanished, but it’s a chance many take to flee humanitarian crises in their own countries.