The Flights with Colombian deportees from the United States They will arrive in Bogotá this Monday or “at the latest“On Tuesday, said the Colombia Ambassador to Washington, Daniel García-Peñaafter overcoming diplomatic tensions with the Donald Trump Government.
“Colombian airplanes are already ongoing to pick up our nationals in the United States. I hope that today they are landing, no later than tomorrow tomorrow“The Ambassador said Monday in an interview with Blu Radio, without specifying the time the flights would arrive.
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The Trump government reversed a series of sanctions on Sunday that planned to impose Colombia after the refusal of the President Gustavo Petro to allow the entry of military flights with deported migrants.
After hours of tension, Bogotá accepted the terms of this Trump policy and turned off a dispute that rose in tone with the passage of the hours.
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“We were about a very critical situation“The ambassador recognized in Washington, and said that during the day on Sunday there was”Moments a little high and side, but the communication channel was always open“. The concern of the Colombian government was respect for the”dignity“Of the deportees.
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He Chancellor Luis Gilberto Murillo said Sunday that “You have ready“The presidential plane to travel to the United States and transport migrants that Trump intended to deport. According to the United States, Colombia accepted all conditions, including the use of military aircraft.
The incident is Petro’s first clash with Trump, who assumed the presidency on January 20 with hard hand promises against irregular migration.
Canceled appointments
It all started with a Petro message at X around 3:00 in the morning. Then the social networks were the battlefield of both leaders.
In the midst of the dispute, Trump had announced import tariffs from Colombia and the US embassy in Colombia suspended the visa expedition. On Monday morning, Dozens of people were fiery outside that diplomatic legation in Bogotá, to ask for information about their visa applications.
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US Embassy in Bogotá.
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According to testimonies of some affected, the day before received an email informing them that their appointments had been canceled. “Since yesterday (Sunday) that I knew the news my life changed, I don’t know what to do. I’m in anxiety all the time“Milena González told AFP, a 53 -year -old housewife.
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Janet López, 56 -year -old Colombian entrepreneuralso awaited an answer to be able to visit his sister to the United States. “We have been going for more than three years and we are going to get to know“He explained.
According to Ambassador Garcia “Once they terrify“The deportees, the US authorities”They would take the measures to solve the matter of the visas“
Cooperation vs. confrontation
The United States is the main trade partner of Colombia and their military forces have cooperated for decades in the fight against guerrillas and drug trafficking posters.
Trump’s threats to deport millions of people face him with the governments of Latin America, where most of the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States come from.
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Trump, I don’t like traveling to the US very much, it is a bit boring, but I confe With barricades, which seemed like a bullshit, …
– Gustavo Petro (@Petrogustavo) January 26, 2025
Since Trump assumed the presidency on January 20, Mexico has received just over 4,000 people deported, the vast majority of them Mexicanaccording to the President Claudia Sheinbaumwho this Monday concluded the agreement reached between Bogotá and Washington so that tariffs are not applied. “They are not good either rates or other mechanisms“, said.
Along the same lines, the Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albaresit was said “Happy to see that Colombia and the United States“Overcomed”Your differences“.”Cooperation is always much more powerful than confrontation“The Spanish Foreign Minister added.
Air Force plane, heading to San Diego
As President Petro had anticipated last Sunday, a plane from the Colombian Air Force to bring 110 nationals deported from the United States back to the country.
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Aboard the plane that leaves from the Military Airport of Catam are Colombia Migration Officialsas well as personnel of the Coordination of Assistance to Connationals of the Foreign Ministry and Medical Personnel.
The same way, It is expected that in the next few days another plane will come out with the same goal.
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*With AFP information
