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,

The White House claimed victory in a showdown with Colombia over accepting flights of deported migrants from the U.S., hours after President Donald Trump threatened steep tariffs.

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 Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia was suspending permission for previously authorized U.S. deportation flights to land in Colombia. Ostensibly driving Petro’s action were concerns that Colombian nationals were not being treated with respect during the deportation process because they were being transported by military aircraft.

The diplomatic drama that began over the weekend provided clues on how Trump would deal with countries standing in the way of his immigration policies.

Newsweek has reached out to the Colombian Foreign Ministry for comment via email. Why It Matters. Trump made immigration a central theme of his successful presidential campaign an

Dozens of Colombian illegal migrants arrived home from the United States Tuesday, grateful for an end to a grueling deportation ordeal at the heart of a bitter row between the

Former Colombian presidents, including political rivals of President Petro, reportedly intervened to prevent further escalation