Key Takeaways
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro denies entry of U.S. military deportation flights, citing need for dignified treatment of migrants.
- The U.S. immigration policy includes mass deportations of undocumented migrants and denying U.S. citizenship to those born to illegal immigrants.
- Colombia will receive its compatriots in civilian planes, without treating them like criminals.
Bogota: Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday said he will not authorize the entry of U.S. military flights carrying deported Colombian migrants, which is part of a new immigration policy put into effect by U.S. President Donald Trump.
The United States cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals, according to Colombian President Gustavo Petro. He has called for the establishment of a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants, which includes receiving them in civilian planes without treating them like criminals.
“I cannot make migrants stay in a country that does not want them. But if that country returns them, it must be with dignity and respect for them and for our country. We will receive our compatriots in civilian planes, without treating them like criminals. Colombia must be respected,” he said.
On his inauguration day on Jan. 20, Trump signed an executive order that declared a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border, called for mass deportations of undocumented migrants, deployed military forces to the border and denied U.S. citizenship to those born to illegal immigrants.
