Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with a statement from Colombian President Gustavo Petro in response to President Trump’s retaliatory measures.
Colombian authorities turned away U.S. military airplanes attempting to deport Colombian illegal migrants to Colombia Sunday, alleging that the U.S. mistreated the deportees and drawing the ire of the U.S. government.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro repeatedly alleged that the U.S. treated the deportees as criminals and ordered that the planes not enter Colombia.
“The US cannot treat Colombian migrants as criminals. I deny the entry of American planes carrying Colombian migrants into our territory. The United States must establish a protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them,” a translation of Petro’s statement read.
U.S. President Donald Trump responded with a raft of retaliatory measures,…
