{"id":2396119,"date":"2025-01-28T13:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombian-president-plays-humanitarian-as-deportees-from-us-arrive\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T13:31:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:31:30","slug":"colombian-president-plays-humanitarian-as-deportees-from-us-arrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colombian-president-plays-humanitarian-as-deportees-from-us-arrive\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombian president plays humanitarian as deportees from US arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolombian-president-plays-humanitarian-as-deportees-from-us-arrive%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396119&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Colombian President Gustavo Petro \u2064has recently projected himself as a\u2063 humanitarian figure by welcoming back Colombian deportees\u2064 from the United States, who were \u200bsent home during the Trump\u200d administration. highlighting\u2062 their dignity, Petro referred \u2062to deported\u2063 individuals as\u2062 &#8220;companions&#8221; and emphasized a credit plan to support their reintegration into\u200c society, stating that migrants should not be viewed as criminals.\u200c His administration initially resisted repatriation flights from the U.S., claiming they lacked respect for the deportees, prompting a tense exchange with Trump, who threatened economic sanctions against Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these\u2062 tensions, an agreement was \u200bultimately reached for Colombia to accept deportees without\u2063 restrictions. On\u200b social\u2062 media, Petro expressed pride in the returning nationals, portraying them as individuals seeking better lives rather than criminals. Additionally,\u2062 he \u200dhas extended the use of his \u200cpresidential plane for \u200crepatriation efforts.While Petro aims to \u2064foster a \u200bpositive image, he faces internal political challenges, including low approval ratings and ongoing accusations of corruption\u2064 and inefficacy regarding gang violence in Colombia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Colombian president plays humanitarian as deportees from US arrive<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955176\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colombia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Colombian President Gustavo Petro<\/a> portrayed himself as a humanitarian champion as he welcomed back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-proposes-nearly-1-million-reparations-for-illegal-families-as-families-of-fallen-troops-only-get-100000\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Proposes Nearly  Million &#039;Reparations&#039; for Illegal Families as Families of Fallen Troops Only Get 0,000\">illegal immigrants deported<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Petro, who on Sunday briefly threatened to ignite a trade war with the United States and turned away U.S. planes over the treatment of their deportees, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3301185\/tariffs-on-hold-colombian-president-agrees-to-trump-demands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">accepting the deported Colombian nationals<\/a> with open arms.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our compatriots come from the United States free, dignified, without being handcuffed,&rdquo; Petro wrote Tuesday morning on social media. &ldquo;We structure a productive, associative and cheap credit plan for migrants. The migrant is not a criminal, he is a free human being.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrives at the opening ceremony of COP16, a United Nations biodiversity conference, on Oct. 20, 2024, in Cali, Colombia. (AP Photo\/Fernando Vergara)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Colombian president included photos of deportees arriving in the country via U.S.-sanctioned flights, defending them as simply human beings who sought a better life abroad.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They are Colombians, they are free and dignified and they are in their homeland where they are loved,&rdquo; the Colombian president continued in a separate post with pictures of arriving deportees. &ldquo;The migrant is not a criminal, he is a human being who wants to work and progress, to live life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Petro entered a brief standoff with the Trump administration after turning away two repatriation flights on the grounds that passengers were not being treated with dignity and respect.<\/p>\n<p>The move sparked an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3301002\/trump-unleashes-tariffs-colombia-repatriation-efforts-rejected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">immediate response from Trump<\/a>, who accused the &ldquo;socialist president&rdquo; of jeopardizing U.S. national security and public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all Colombian goods coming into the U.S., institute a travel ban on Colombian nationals, revoke Colombian government officials&rsquo; U.S. visas, and tighten sanctions on the South American nation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These measures are just the&nbsp;beginning,&rdquo; Trump warned.&nbsp;&ldquo;We will not allow the Colombian government to violate its legal obligations with regard to the acceptance and return of the criminals they&nbsp;forced&nbsp;into the United States!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Such actions from Colombia&rsquo;s most crucial trade partner would have proved immediately devastating to the nation&rsquo;s economy, but Petro did not want to back down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Vienen nuestros connacionales desde EEUU libres, dignos, sin estar esposados. <\/p>\n<p>Estructuramos plan de cr&eacute;dito productivo, asociativo y barato para el migrante<\/p>\n<p>El migrante no es un delincuente, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">es una persona humana libre<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hRbgCELIF6\">pic.twitter.com\/hRbgCELIF6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/petrogustavo\/status\/1884195085459546334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a long, disgruntled social media post, the Colombian president accused the U.S. government of acting like &ldquo;white slavers&rdquo; and seeing his countrymen as an &ldquo;inferior race.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Petro promised to swing back at the Trump administration&rsquo;s proposed economic punishments with his own tariffs and sanctions, but this plan did not seem to resonate with the rest of Colombian leadership.<\/p>\n<p>By Sunday night, <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced that Colombia agreed to the &ldquo;unrestricted acceptance&rdquo; of illegal immigrants deported by the U.S. &ldquo;without limitation or delay.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Colombian government released its own official statement, agreeing to the &ldquo;dignified return&rdquo; of the &ldquo;compatriots &hellip; coming from deportation flights.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Petro, in a gesture of goodwill for returning Colombian nationals, is offering the service of his presidential plane in repatriation efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Colombian president is also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israelis-agree-to-fight-terrorists-while-fighting-each-other\/\" title=\"Israelis unite against terrorism amidst internal conflicts.\">facing political challenges<\/a> at home, where his approval ratings sit at approximately 34%.<\/p>\n<p>His tenure in office, which began in 2022, has been marked by multiple accusations of corruption and an inability to suppress armed gangs&rsquo; influence in various regions of the country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1955176\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1955176\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombian President Gustavo Petro welcomes deported immigrants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2396120,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25026698529336.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[15918,6184,43292,49351,49350],"class_list":["post-2396119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-colombia","tag-deportation","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-presidential-actions","tag-us-immigration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25026698529336.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396119"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396123,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396119\/revisions\/2396123"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}