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Colombian president Gustavo Petro says he will not accept US deportation flights [View all]
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/26/colombia-gustavo-petro-trump-deportation-flightsColombian president Gustavo Petro says he will not accept US deportation flights
Petro blocks US military aircraft carrying migrants being deported as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown
Tiago Rogero South America correspondent
Sun 26 Jan 2025 12.26 EST
Colombian president Gustavo Petro announced on Sunday that he had blocked US military aircraft carrying deported Colombians as part of Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown from landing in his country.
Mexico had also reportedly refused to receive a similar flight on Saturday, according to US officials cited by Reuters and NBC News.
In a post on Twitter/X, Colombia’s leftist leader wrote: “A migrant is not a criminal and must be treated with the dignity that every human being deserves.
“That is why I ordered the return of US military planes carrying Colombian migrants,” Petro wrote, sharing a video of Brazilian deportees who had been flown out of the US on Friday, shackled at the wrists and ankles.
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