What to Know About Trump’s Military Deportation Flights
The president authorized the military to assist in deportations. The planes triggered a crisis between the United States and Colombia, and prompted questions. Here’s what to know.
Colombian planes carrying US deportees arrive in Bogota after Trump-Petro row
Two Colombian air force planes carrying deportees from the United States arrived in Bogota on Tuesday, the government said, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to lift visa restrictions and other measures on Colombian citizens.
Colombian Migrants Describe Deportation Flights: 'We're Not Criminals'
Colombian migrants returning home described being shackled "like criminals," during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by Colombia's president, Gustavo Petro, amid a standoff with President Donald Trump that almost led to a trade war. Newsweek has reached out to the Colombian Foreign Ministry for comment via email.
Inside Colombia’s Crisis Over Trump’s Deportations
When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he revealed how heated the question of deportations has become.
Colombian President Petro says 'I don't shake hands with white slavers' in Trump attack
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has blasted Donald Trump after their trade war and claimed he is 'on track to white out humanity'
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro buckles under Trump’s trade war threat — offers presidential plane for deportation flights
The Government of Colombia, under the direction of President Gustavo Petro, has arranged the presidential plane to facilitate the dignified return of the compatriots.”
Who is Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro?
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, a former Marxist guerrilla, has recently made headlines for his outspoken stance against U.S. policies, particularly in a public spat with President Donald Trump.
The Truth About the Deportees on Trump’s ‘Con Air’ Colombia Flights
Two of President Donald Trump’s deportation flights to Colombia were packed full of innocent people, according to officials in the South American country. On Sunday, Jan. 26, Trump threatened Colombia with crippling tariffs,
Who is Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, former Marxist guerrilla and country's first leftist leader?
A recent fight over between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro has brought renewed attention to the policies of the former Marxist guerilla whose priorities often run counter to Washington,
Why Did Colombian President Gustavo Petro take a U-Turn after Trump’s tariff call? | Explained
Hours after denying the touchdown of two American deportation flights in the country, Colombia has now taken a U-turn. Colombian President Gustavo Petro offered his presidential plane to repatriate migrants from the United States which is on an aggressive mission to expulse illegal migrants soon after the regime change at the White House.
Trump backs off punishing Colombia with tariffs after deportation flights blocked
U.S. President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro ended their public tit for tat that began when military planes with migrants were blocked, a disagreement that veered into tariff threats on both sides.
Petro asks undocumented Colombians in the US to return
Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Friday urged undocumented Colombians in the United States to quit their jobs ...
Venezuela Pushes Fertilizer Plant Sale in Challenge to Colombia
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro is moving ahead with plans to sell a key fertilizer plant in Colombia in a quest to shore up ...
Beyond Magic Realism: The remarkable thread connecting Pablo Escobar, Gustavo Petro, and Donald Trump
Explore the unexpected connections between Colombian President Gustavo Petro, infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar, and former US ...
Marco Rubio Passes His First Big Test on Global Stage
The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to ...
Strong-Arming Latin America Will Work Until It Doesn’t
So Trump will likely get his way in more cases than not. But he shouldn’t celebrate just yet, because the short-term payoff ...
Colombia President Gustavo Petro's controversial love life: Affair allegations with trans woman to three marriages
Colombian President Gustavo Petro's controversial love life is under scrutiny, involving allegations of an affair with trans ...
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Colombian Congressman Slams President's 'Battle Against The Empire' Over Trump Deportations: 'It Lasted Less Than Three Hours' (Exclusive)
"In an attempt to supposedly defend the dignity of undocumented migrants, he ended up damaging the dignity of all Colombians, ...
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Colombian president draws comparison between US deportations, Nazi concentration camps
Everyone who is Latin American, indigenous, black, will be treated as a criminal. It is called collectivizing crime; Hitler ...