Senator Bernie Moreno plans to introduce legislation imposing new sanctions on Colombia following President Gustavo Petro's refusal to accept two deportation flights from the United States. Petro cited concerns about the treatment of Colombian migrants by US authorities and demanded a protocol for their dignified repatriation.
Sen. Bernie Moreno announced that he would be introducing legislation to impose new sanctions on Colombia after Colombian President Gustavo Petro refused to accept two deportation flights from the United States.
“I deny the entry of American planes carrying Colombian migrants into our territory,” Petro said. “The United States must establish a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them.”in a post on Truth Social that he had instructed his administration “to immediately take the following urgent and decisive retaliatory measures”:
SANCTIONS COLOMBIA USA IMMIGRATION PETRO
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