{"id":224693,"date":"2025-01-26T18:01:07","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T18:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/colombias-president-says-he-will-not-accept-u-s-deportation-flights\/"},"modified":"2025-01-26T18:01:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T18:01:08","slug":"colombias-president-says-he-will-not-accept-u-s-deportation-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/26\/colombias-president-says-he-will-not-accept-u-s-deportation-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia\u2019s President Says He Will Not Accept U.S. Deportation Flights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colombia will not accept deportation flights from the United States until the Trump administration provides a process to treat Colombian migrants with \u201cdignity and respect,\u201d the country\u2019s president, Gustavo Petro, said<\/a> on Sunday in a series of posts on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mr. Petro also said that Colombia had already turned away military planes carrying Colombian deportees. While other countries in Latin America have raised concerns about President Trump\u2019s sweeping deportation plans, Colombia appears to be the first to explicitly refuse to cooperate.<\/p>\n

\u201cI cannot make migrants stay in a country that does not want them,\u201d Mr. Petro wrote, \u201cbut if that country sends them back, it should be with dignity and respect for them and for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Petro\u2019s stance is likely to put him on a collision course with Mr. Trump, who since taking office last Monday has issued a series of executive orders and made other moves aimed at laying the groundwork to try to deport an enormous number of migrants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n