Colombia’s president is calling on his compatriots working without legal status in the United States to leave their jobs and return home as soon as possible

Daniel Oquendo, 33, remembers well the first words US border agents told him after he crossed the US-Mexico border on0.

Visa appointments at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia were canceled Monday following a dispute between President Donald Trump and his

Deportation flights between the U.S. and Colombia have resumed following a dispute between the two countries that nearly led to a trade war.

The first of two Colombian air force planes carrying people who were deported from the United States arrived in Bogota early on Tuesday, local media said, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to lift visa restrictions and other measures on Colombian citizens.

The Trump administration had added extra inspections for passengers from Colombia as part of a pressure campaign. The effects lingered into Wednesday.

China's envoy to Colombia seemed to take advantage of the weekend's public dispute between Colombian President Gustavo Petro and US President Donald Trump over immigration and deportation policies to promote Beijing's good ties with Bogota.

By Oliver Griffin, Luis Jaime Acosta and Nandita Bose BOGOTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Colombia's President Gustavo Petro averted an economic disaster at the 11th hour after diplomats from his government and the U.

Two Colombian air force planes carrying deportees from the United States arrived in Bogota on Tuesday, the government said, paving the way for U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to lift visa restrictions and other measures on Colombian citizens.

Colombia welcomed its first flights of deported illegal immigrants with its president heralding their return and insisting they are not criminals.

When Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, refused military planes carrying deportees, infuriating President Trump, he revealed how heated the question of deportations has become.

If the leading opinion holds and the central bank cuts rates by 25 basis points on Friday, its first meeting of the new year, that would bring the benchmark down to its lowest level since August 2022. The monetary authority kicked off its rate-cutting cycle in late 2023, lowering the rate by 350 basis points so far.