Colombia arrests Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder
Colombia’s migration authority jailed Medellin Cartel founder Carlos Lehder after he arrived in the capital Bogota on Friday. Lehder was detained on El Dorado Airport while trying to enter the…
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Petro insists Colombia won’t accept chained deportees from US
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro insisted on Saturday that his government will refuse US deportation flights that violate the human rights of Colombian migrants. In an interview with US television network…
Colombia’s Air Force repatriates 201 migrants from US
Colombia’s Air Force repatriated the first 110 migrants who were supposed to be deported by US migration authorities as if they were violent criminals. Two aircraft of the Colombian Air…
Colombia to pick up migrants deported from US
Colombia’s foreign ministry said that the air force is sending an aircraft to the United States to pick up 110 people who were being deported. According to the Foreign Ministry,…
Petro says military US deportation flights not allowed in Colombia
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Sunday that he made American deportation flights return, claiming that “the United States can’t treat Colombian migrants like criminals.” In a post on social media…
Colombia to impose visas requirements on British citizens
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that his government will impose visa requirements on British citizens in response to tightened visa requirements imposed by the United Kingdom. In a message…
Colombia’s border with Panama is a nightmare for children’s health
Health officials on Colombia’s side of the Darien Gap – the region and dense jungle on the border with Panama – are increasingly dealing with migrant children’s physical and mental…
Colombia’s president wants end to sanctions on Venezuela
President Gustavo Petro called to “unblock Venezuela economically” to curb mass migration from Colombia’s neighbor to the east. Petro made the comment in a speech on Thursday, days after the…
Humanitarian crisis in northwest Colombia due to mass migration
Local authorities in northwest Colombia said that mass migration to Central America has caused a humanitarian crisis on border with Panama. According to the ombudsman of Necocli, his town in…