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Hundreds of US visa appointments canceled in Colombia following spat with Trump over deportations

Jan. 27, 2025 18:54 PM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia were canceled Monday following a dispute between President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart Gustavo Petro over deportation flights from the U.S. that nearly turned into a costly trade war between the two...

Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods in retaliation to similar order from President Trump

Jan. 26, 2025 17:05 PM EST
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Colombian president orders increase of import tariffs on US goods in retaliation to similar order from President Trump.

Medellin Cartel victims demand truth and justice as cartel boss Fabio Ochoa walks free in Colombia

Dec. 24, 2024 12:28 PM EST

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — The return of former drug trafficker Fabio Ochoa to Colombia following his deportation from the United States has reopened old wounds among victims of the Medellín Cartel, with some expressing dismay at the Colombian authorities' decision to let Ochoa walk free. ...

Legendary drug lord Fabio Ochoa is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in US prisons

Dec. 24, 2024 06:01 AM EST

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. A short while later, Fabio Ochoa was again a...