PoliticsColombia’s new president faces backlash over ‘inhumane’ deportation policy

President Abelardo de la Espriella has ordered a deportation campaign targeting foreign nationals living irregularly in Colombia, beginning with a pilot in Barranquilla. Opposition politicians and Venezuelan migrant communities denounced the plan, arguing that deporting people solely over unresolved immigration status is populism rather than security policy and could reinforce stereotypes.

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AAl Jazeera★★★☆☆2026-08-28 19:26Original