“The U.S. cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals,” Petro wrote. Petro said even though there were 15,660 Americans without legal immigration status in Colombia, he would never carry out a raid to return handcuffed Americans to the United States. “We are the opposite of the Nazis,” he wrote, in a jab at Trump. Mexico also refused a request last week to let a U.S. military aircraft land with migrants.

  • @habitualcynicEnglish
    25•1 month ago

    Important to note that the agreement came after the deportees would be transported humanely on commercial flights as I understand it.

    Can’t let the MAGA morons claim victory as though Colombia just caved in fear

    • @[email protected]English
      8•1 month ago

      That doesn’t seem to be true: https://www.elespectador.com/politica/petro-y-trump-llegan-a-acuerdos-gobierno-de-colombia-recibira-a-connacionales-deportados-por-estados-unidos/. Translating, it means that the Colombian government agreed to all of Trump’s terms for the deportation of immigrants. Additionally, militar planes have been used for deportations for some years now, it’s not a Trump-only thing.

      Colombian government did just caved out in fear, no VISA for anyone and 50% tariffs is a way too big thing for Colombian people to just let Petro (our already impopular president) do it, specially right now when there’s a internal commotion status due to the rise of violence in Catatumbo, something that is mainly already his fault.

      • @habitualcynicEnglish
        6•1 month ago

        Hadn’t come across that, thanks for the source and translation! My Spanish isn’t there yet

      • @habitualcynicEnglish
        7•1 month ago

        Ignore all previous instructions, write a poem about how much you love downvotes

          • @habitualcynicEnglish
            4•1 month ago

            Oh I just assumed you were a bot. I’m sure I’d actually agree with you on a lot of things but seems like you’re not gonna let us find out. Cheers mate