Colombian President Gustavo Petro is urging Colombian nationals within the U.S. illegally to return house, promising to offer loans to those that return, days after being embroiled in a diplomatic controversy with the U.S.
“I ask undocumented Colombians within the US to instantly depart their jobs in that nation and return to Colombia as quickly as doable,” Petro mentioned on X.
“Wealth is produced solely by working folks.
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Individuals board a U.S. army plane. The White Home introduced Friday that “deportation flights have begun” within the U.S. (White Home)
“The Division of Social Prosperity … will search to offer productive loans to returnees who enroll in its packages,” he mentioned. “Let’s construct social wealth in Colombia.”
Petro had initially refused Sunday to take U.S. deportation flights carrying Colombian nationals, saying the U.S. can not “deal with Colombian migrants as criminals.”Â
The Trump administration, in response, introduced the quick suspension of visa issuance and journey sanctions on authorities officers. President Donald Trump warned he would slap 25% tariffs on all items from Colombia.
“Measures will proceed till Colombia meets its obligations to simply accept the return of its personal residents,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio mentioned. “America won’t again down in the case of defending its nationwide safety pursuits.”
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro (AP Photograph/Fernando Vergara, File)
At first, Petro retaliated together with his personal 25% tariffs on U.S. items. Petro insisted he wouldn’t settle for the return of migrants who weren’t handled with “dignity and respect” and who had arrived shackled or on army planes.Â
However the White Home later mentioned Colombia’s president had caved “to all of President Trump’s phrases, together with the unrestricted acceptance of all unlawful aliens from Colombia returned from the US, together with on U.S. army plane, with out limitation or delay,”Â
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On Tuesday, two Colombian air pressure planes carrying deportees arrived in Bogotá.Â
On Friday, State Division spokesperson Tammy Bruce confirmed that visa processing in Bogotá had resumed.
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“Our dedication to work along with Colombia to advance our mutual pursuits stays steadfast,” she mentioned.
Fox Information’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
