Latest Gustavo Petro News

Migrants describe flights aboard US military planes carrying out Trump's swift deportations

Jan. 29, 2025 00:27 AM EST

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Margarita Raymundo walked down the ramp of the U.S. Air Force cargo jet and onto the tarmac of Guatemala City’s airport, barely three days after a U.S. Border Patrol agent had apprehended her, along with three other migrants. The swift deportation Monday was...

Deportation flights from the US to Colombia resume after a diplomatic spat

Jan. 28, 2025 17:42 PM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian migrants returning home Tuesday on Colombian military flights described being shackled during earlier U.S. flights that were blocked by their country’s leader in a dispute with President Donald Trump that nearly sparked a trade war. Deportation...

Colombian customs official pleads guilty in money laundering case tied to DEA misconduct

Jan. 28, 2025 17:42 PM EST

TAMPA, Florida (AP) — A Colombian customs worker admitted his role Tuesday in taking bribes and funneling more than $1 million in drug proceeds in a case that threatened to expose dirty dealings between U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and their informants. Omar...

What has changed with immigration under Trump and what is still playing out?

Jan. 28, 2025 12:51 PM EST

SAN DIEGO (AP) — During his first week in office, President Donald Trump signed 10 executive orders on immigration and issued a slew of edicts to carry out promises of mass deportations and border security. Some actions were felt immediately. Others face legal challenges. Some may...

Amazon's advocates fear Trump's return means little US help to protect rainforest

Jan. 28, 2025 12:11 PM EST

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Alexis Damancio Silva can’t forget the hardship in his town of Puerto Narino in far southern Colombia last year when extreme drought nearly dried up the Amazon River. Pink dolphins and fish died. Crops dried up. The town lost its easy access to markets. ...

In the early going, Trump 2.0 approach on foreign policy is to talk loudly and carry a big stick

Jan. 27, 2025 22:42 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump in his first week back in the White House has offered an early preview to his second-term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick. Over the weekend, Trump threatened to levy massive tariffs on Colombia after the country’s leftist...

The Latest: Justice Department fires over a dozen employees who helped prosecute Trump

Jan. 27, 2025 19:53 PM EST

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first day at the Pentagon is expected to include an array of executive orders, including “removing DEI inside the Pentagon, reinstating troops who were pushed out because of Covid mandates” and an “Iron Dome for America.” Meanwhile, JD Vance...

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...

Just in time for Valentine's Day, trade dispute with Colombia threatens flower imports

Jan. 27, 2025 16:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tax on imports from Colombia comes at a most inauspicious time: The wrangling over the South American country's willingness to accept flights carrying deported immigrants is flaring up just three weeks before Valentine's Day, and...

Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace

Jan. 27, 2025 01:26 AM EST

CALI, Colombia (AP) — From time to time, Gustavo Arbeláez faces relatives whose losses were caused by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the powerful guerrilla group he was part of during Colombia’s five-decade armed conflict. Tears in their eyes, victims name...