200 deported Colombians included pregnant women and children -- but no criminals

Source: The Independent

200 deported Colombians included pregnant women and children — but no criminals

Alex Woodward
Wed, January 29, 2025 at 12:14 PM EST·5 min read

More than 200 Colombians were marched in handcuffs into military aircraft in two high-profile deportation flights that nearly triggered a trade war during President Donald Trump’s first week in office.

But despite the administration’s insistence that Trump’s “mass deportation” agenda would target violent offenders, none appeared to be on board.

One flight from San Diego, California, brought 62 men, 16 children, and 32 women — including two pregnant women, according to Colombia’s foreign minister Luis Gilberto Murillo.

Another flight from El Paso, Texas, carried 46 men, 45 women, and five children.

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