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

Newsweek has reached out to the Colombian Foreign Ministry for comment via email. Why It Matters. Trump made immigration a central theme of his successful presidential campaign an

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

A deportation arrangement with Colombia that the White House presented as a total victory for Donald Trump looks less clear two days later.