A diplomatic standoff has placed U.S. travel restrictions on Colombia, leading to safety concerns for travelers. Here's what to know.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked President Donald Trump to sit down with him and talk things over a glass of whiskey, called him an outright racist in rambling social media posts and pledged to never yield to Washington’s pressure even if the economic sanctions being threatened led to his overthrow.
When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he revealed how heated the question of deportations has become.
The Government of Colombia, under the direction of President Gustavo Petro, has arranged the presidential plane to facilitate the dignified return of the compatriots.”
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.
A simmering diplomatic stand-off over deportation flights spilled onto social media Sunday, threatening the once close relationship between the US and Colombia and further exposing the anxiety many feel in Latin America towards a second Trump presidency.
China's envoy to Colombia seemed to take advantage of the weekend's public dispute between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and US President Donald Trump over immigration and deportation policies to promote Beijing's good ties with Bogota.
The move followed a dispute between President Trump and President Gustavo Petro over deportation flights that nearly turned into a costly trade war between both countries.
The two world leaders are at odds with each other after Colombia turned away two U.S. military aircraft carrying migrants who are being deported.
For a moment on Sunday, the government of Colombia’s Gustavo Petro looked like it might be the first in Latin America to take a meaningful stand against President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation plans. Instead, Petro gave Trump the perfect opportunity to show how far he would go to enforce compliance. Latin American leaders came out worse off.