Colombia migrants decry degrading treatment, but American dream remains for some
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Colombian migrants deported from the United States in the early days of President Donald Trump’s administration say they experienced degrading treatment, but some said they still want to try and return to the United States. Daniel Vasquez, 40, expected to be swiftly released after he was picked up by US immigration officials […]
Colombians weigh returning home after rebel violence
Tibu, Colombia Reuters Residents of Colombia’s troubled Catatumbo region, near the eastern border with Venezuela, are weighing whether to return home after attacks by a rebel group displaced at least 50,000 people over several weeks. The government has accused rebels from the leftist National Liberation Army (ELN) of targeting former members of the now-demobilised Revolutionary […]
Search for the missing: In Colombia, former enemies now seek loved ones and dream of peace
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports on the ongoing quest to find the victims of 50 years of armed conflict in the South American nation…
Trump homeland secretary joins ICE in New York as immigration crackdown intensifies
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump’s top homeland security official joined officers in an immigration enforcement operation that arrested several people in New York City on Tuesday, in the Trump administration’s latest effort to promote its nationwide crackdown. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was confirmed as secretary over the weekend, posted a […]
US military aircraft with deported migrants lands in Guatemala, officials say
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump forged ahead with military deportation flights on Monday, sending another planeload of migrants to Guatemala a day after coming to the brink of a trade war with Colombia after it refused to let C-17 aircraft land. Two US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the aircraft […]
Colombia avoids trade war with US as business community, citizens call for cooler heads
Bogota, Colombia/Washington DC, US Reuters Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro averted an economic disaster at the 11th hour after diplomats from his government and the US reached a deal on deportation flights, but the Colombian business community on Monday called for cooler heads to prevail as Colombians bemoaned cancelled US visa appointments. US President Donald Trump […]
Trump slaps tariffs on Colombia after it turns back migrant deportation planes
Washington DC, US/Bogota, Colombia Reuters President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would impose sweeping retaliatory measures on Colombia, including tariffs and sanctions, after the South American country turned away two US military aircraft with migrants being deported as part of the new US administration’s immigration crackdown. Trump’s swift retaliatory action appeared aimed at making […]
Colombia’s Petro visits southern Haiti as violence spikes in both countries
Reuters Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Haiti’s south-eastern city of Jacmel on Wednesday afternoon in a rare visit by a foreign head of state to the Caribbean nation, as Haiti endures an extended conflict with armed gangs. Colombia has also faced a surge in violence from rebel factions that have brought peace talks to […]
Colombia reissues rebel arrest warrants, displacement rises to 32,000 amid fighting
Bogota, Colombia Reuters Colombia’s AttorneyGgeneral’s office on Wednesday reissued arrest warrants for leaders of the National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels, who had been participating in peace talks, as forced displacement caused by ELN attacks rose to 32,000 people. A sharp uptick in violence over the past week in the Catatumbo region, an area along the […]
Rebel violence in the Colombian jungle leaves 20 dead
Bogota, Colombia Reuters At least 20 Colombian fighters from rival rebel factions were killed in weekend clashes over control of a strategic jungle area for drug trafficking, military sources and the human rights ombudsman office reported on Monday. The clashes pitted opposing factions from what was once the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) against […]