The Latest Breaking News from Gustavo Petro

"In an attempt to supposedly defend the dignity of undocumented migrants, he ended up damaging the dignity of all Colombians," Christian Garcés told The Latin Times

Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan hit a brief stumbling block on January 26 when Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused to allow two US flights carrying deported Colombian migrants to land. Petro’s complaint was that the US government was treating the migrants like criminals by repatriating them in military planes.

Dozens of Colombian illegal migrants arrived home from the United States Tuesday, grateful for an end to a grueling deportation ordeal at the heart of a bitter row between the countries.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomes ‘free and dignified’ deportees, stressing that migrants are not criminals.

‘Please be on the lookout for ‘ice cream’ trucks… they ever play music to get people to come outside… this is actually so sick’, wrote a woman in a now-deleted TikTok video

Former Colombian presidents, including political rivals of President Petro, reportedly intervened to prevent further escalation

Deportation flights between the U.S. and Colombia have resumed following a dispute between the two countries that nearly led to a trade war

Even though the diplomatic standoff seems to have come to an end, analysts still anticipate challenges between both countries going forward

The toll brought to 54 the total number of confirmed deaths from fighting in the cocaine-growing Catatumbo region -- lower than the figure of about 80 reported last week based on local counts, officials said.