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.
Colombian air force planes fetch deportees from US
Two Colombian air force planes sent to the US to fetch deported migrants have landed in the capital, Bogotá. The migrants had been on US military flights headed for Colombia on Sunday, when Colombian President Gustavo Petro barred the US military aircraft from landing,
Trump deported 200 Colombians. None were criminals, Colombian officials say.
Among the deportees who arrived back home Tuesday in Colombia were two pregnant women and more than 20 children.
Colombia president welcomes first flights of deported migrants after losing public spat with Trump
Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants with its president heralding their return and insisting they are not criminals.
Far From Colombia, Trump’s Measures Caused Chaos at Airports
The Trump administration had added extra inspections for passengers from Colombia as part of a pressure campaign. The effects lingered into Wednesday.
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,
Trump Boasts Of U.S. Strength While Discussing Colombian Deportation Flights
President Donald Trump boasted about America's strength and said that Colombia accepted to take deportees' flights and apologised after he threatened heavy sanctions. Trump said, "we may have tough talk from others,
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 ...
Colombian Planes Carrying People Deported From U.S. Arrive in Bogota From San Diego, El Paso
One plane, flying from San Diego, California, brought home 110 Colombians and the other, which departed from El Paso, Texas, ...
Colombia sends air force planes to bring home migrants deported from the US
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Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume following showdown that almost led to a trade war
The diplomatic drama that began over the weekend provided clues on how Trump would deal with countries standing in the way of ...
Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump’s swift deportations
The Trump administration has enlisted the US military to quickly scale up its deportation capacity, which usually relies on ...
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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 ...
Hundreds of U.S. Visa Appointments Canceled in Colombia Following Trump Deportation Chaos
Colombia's Foreign Affairs Ministry said the government was sending a Colombian Air Force plane to San Diego to pick up a ...